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SUSE Python-Soupsieve Important Memory Exhaustion ReDoS Update 2026-3240-1

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2026
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Security update for python-soupsieve addresses vulnerabilities including memory exhaustion and ReDoS in SUSE distributions.
A security update for python-soupsieve addresses two vulnerabilities related to memory exhaustion and denial of service, impacting several SUSE Linux products.

Summary

## This update for python-soupsieve fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-49476: Memory Exhaustion via Large Comma-Separated Selector Lists (bsc#1271187). * CVE-2026-49477: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via Selector Parser (bsc#1271188). ## 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 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-3240=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-3240=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-3240=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service SuSE important memory exhaustion python-soupsieve

References

* bsc#1256316

* bsc#1271187

* bsc#1271188

Cross-

* CVE-2026-49476

* CVE-2026-49477

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-49476 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-49476 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-49477 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-49477 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Python 3 Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3240-1
Release Date: 2026-07-24T13:05:20Z
Rating: important

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