Security update for perl-XML-Parser

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20993-1
Release Date: 2026-04-01T16:23:38Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2006-10002 ( 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-2006-10002 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2006-10002 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2006-10002 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2006-10003 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2006-10003 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2006-10003 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2006-10003 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl-XML-Parser fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2006-10002: heap buffer overflow in parse_stream when processing UTF-8 input streams (bsc#1259901).
  • CVE-2006-10003: off-by-one heap buffer overflow in st_serial_stack (bsc#1259902).

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 - BCI 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-474=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perl-XML-Parser-2.470.0-160000.3.1
    • perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.470.0-160000.3.1
    • perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.470.0-160000.3.1

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