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SUSE perl-List-SomeUtils-XS Important Heap Overflow Fix 2026-2845-1

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important SUSE security update addresses a crucial heap overflow issue in perl-List-SomeUtils-XS. Install promptly.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for perl-List-SomeUtils-XS fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-12844: heap buffer overflow in the `pairwise` function (bsc#1269210). ## 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 for SAP Applications 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-2845=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-2845=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2845=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2845=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important heap buffer overflow perl-List-SomeUtils-XS CVE-2026-12844

References

* bsc#1269210

Cross-

* CVE-2026-12844

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-12844 ( SUSE ): 8.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-12844 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-12844 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2845-1
Release Date: 2026-07-10T10:31:06Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important heap buffer overflow perl-List-SomeUtils-XS CVE-2026-12844

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