Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20233-1
Release Date: 2026-02-05T11:26:20Z
Rating: moderate
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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 <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:

  • 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

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