Upstream information

CVE-2026-41401 at MITRE

Description

libyang before 5.2.6 contains a heap use-after-free write vulnerability in lyd_parser_set_data_flags that incorrectly updates metadata list pointers when freeing non-head default metadata entries. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by submitting crafted YANG XML documents with specific metadata attributes to applications parsing untrusted XML data, causing process crashes or potential code execution.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck) SUSE
Base Score 6.5 8.1
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low High
Privileges Required Low None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None High
Integrity Impact None High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck) SUSE
Base Score 7.1 9.2
Vector 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 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
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low High
Attack Requirements None Present
Privileges Required Low None
User Interaction None None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None High
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None High
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1266316 [NEW]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 libyang Affected
openSUSE Leap 16.0 libyang Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 libyang Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 libyang Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 libyang Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 libyang Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 libyang Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 libyang Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 libyang Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 libyang Affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue May 26 18:03:03 2026
CVE page last modified: Tue May 26 21:27:04 2026