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openSUSE Leap 16.0 Advisory 2026-21435-1 perl-XML-Bare Moderate Risk

openSUSE has released a security update for perl-XML-Bare addressing two vulnerabilities that could lead to parsing issues and crashes, applicable to openSUSE Leap 16.0.. openSUSE security update: security update for perl-xml-bare ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21435-1 Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1271637 * bsc#1271640 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-13401 * CVE-2026-57074 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-13401 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-57074 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for perl-XML-Bare fixes the following issues: Changes in perl-XML-Bare: - CVE-2026-13401: XML:Bare would hang when parsing malformed attributes (bsc#1271640) - CVE-2026-57074: Fixed unbounded character lookahead (bsc#1271637) Patch instructions: To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 16.0 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-438=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 16.0: perl-XML-Bare-0.53-bp160.2.1 References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13401.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57074.html . This update for openSUSE addresses moderate vulnerabilities in perl-XML-Bare that can cause significant issues.. opensuse update, perl-XML-Bare, security advisory, moderate severity, bug fixes. . Severity: moderate. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 24, 2026 •moderate OpenSUSE