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SUSE perl-HTML-Parser Moderate Memory Issue Vuln 2026-2948-1

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Calendar Grey July 14, 2026
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This SUSE advisory covers a moderate security update for perl-HTML-Parser addressing CVE-2026-8829 to ensure stability.
A security update for perl-HTML-Parser addresses CVE-2026-8829 in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5, requiring installation via recommended methods to fix the vulnerability.

Summary

## This update for perl-HTML-Parser fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-8829: HTML:Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities (bsc#1267606). ## 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 Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-2948=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * perl-HTML-Parser-3.71-3.3.1 * perl-HTML-Parser-debuginfo-3.71-3.3.1 * perl-HTML-Parser-debugsource-3.71-3.3.1

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References

* bsc#1267606

Cross-

* CVE-2026-8829

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-8829 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-8829 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* 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-2026-8829.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267606

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2948-1
Release Date: 2026-07-14T09:23:13Z
Rating: moderate

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