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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 libxml2 Security Update 2026-20233-1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.. # Security update for libxml2 Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20233-1 Release Date: 2026-02-05T11:26:20Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1256805 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-0989 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-0989 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-0989: Fixed call stack exhaustion leading to application crash due to RelaxNG parser not limiting the recursion depth when resolving ` ` directives (bsc#1256805). ## 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-244=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-244=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python313-libxml2-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-2-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-debugsource-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-devel-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-tools-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * python313-libxml2-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch) * libxml2-doc-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) *python313-libxml2-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-2-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-debugsource-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-devel-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-tools-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * python313-libxml2-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch) * libxml2-doc-2.13.8-160000.3.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0989.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256805 . SUSE releases a moderate security update for libxml2 resolving a critical application crash due to parser recursion issues.. libxml2 security update, SUSE application patch, moderate severity, parser recursion issue. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 11, 2026 SuSE