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SUSE Perl HTML Parser Moderate Heap Memory Issue Vuln 2026-2950-1

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Calendar Grey July 14, 2026
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This update addresses a moderate risk in perl-HTML-Parser related to heap memory issues, ensuring system integrity.
SUSE announced a security update for perl-HTML-Parser addressing CVE-2026-8829, which involves a vulnerability in HTML:Entities affecting various SUSE products, with installation i...

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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2950=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-HTML-Parser-debugsource-3.830.0-150000.3.6.1 * perl-HTML-Parser-debuginfo-3.830.0-150000.3.6.1 * perl-HTML-Parser-3.830.0-150000.3.6.1

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References

* bsc#1267606

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* 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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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-2026:2950-1
Release Date: 2026-07-14T09:24:36Z
Rating: moderate

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