Security update for libyang

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2334-1
Release Date: 2026-06-10T08:42:45Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-41401 ( SUSE ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-41401 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-41401 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-41401 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-44673 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-44673 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2026-44673 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libyang fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2026-41401: use-after-free in lyd_parser_set_data_flags when processing crafted YANG XML documents with specific metadata attributes (bsc#1266316).
  • CVE-2026-44673: integer overflow in lyb_read_string() of src/parser_lyb.c leads to heap buffer overflow when parsing a maliciously crafted LYB binary blob (bsc#1265330).

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-2334=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-2334=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libyang2-2.1.148-8.8.1
    • libyang-debugsource-2.1.148-8.8.1
    • libyang2-debuginfo-2.1.148-8.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libyang2-2.1.148-8.8.1
    • libyang-debugsource-2.1.148-8.8.1
    • libyang2-debuginfo-2.1.148-8.8.1

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