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SUSE Perl-XML-LibXML Important Memory Error CVE-2026-8177

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Calendar Grey June 16, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical security update for perl-XML-LibXML in SUSE to fix heap memory issue. Immediate action needed!
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for perl-XML-LibXML fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-8177: read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences (bsc#1264715). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-2402=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-2402=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-XML-LibXML-2.0019-6.8.1 * perl-XML-LibXML-debuginfo-2.0019-6.8.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important XML heap memory cve-2026-8177

References

* bsc#1264715

Cross-

* CVE-2026-8177

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-8177 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-8177 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8177.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264715

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2402-1
Release Date: 2026-06-15T17:04:02Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important XML heap memory cve-2026-8177

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