Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0391-1
Release Date: 2026-02-05T14:23:48Z
Rating: low
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

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 <include> 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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-391=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-391=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-391=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-2-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1
    • libxml2-devel-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.35.1

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