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Vulnerability IntelligenceSUSE-SU-2026:22636-1

SUSE-SU-2026:22636-1

HIGH7.0

Security update for libxml2

Published Jul 13, 2026

Modified 1 months ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues

CVE-2026-6732: crafted XSD-validated document can cause a denial of service (bsc#1262719).
CVE-2026-11979: stack-based buffer overflows in the xmlcatalog utility when running in --shell mode (bsc#1269790).

Affected Packages

libxml2-2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

2.13.8-160000.5.1

libxml2-devel

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

2.13.8-160000.5.1

libxml2-doc

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

2.13.8-160000.5.1

libxml2-tools

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

2.13.8-160000.5.1

python313-libxml2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

2.13.8-160000.5.1

References

ADVISORY

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262719

ADVISORY

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1269790

ADVISORY

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-July/048376.html

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11979/

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6732/

WEB

https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622636-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.0

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.0/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Upstream

CVE-2026-11979 CVE-2026-6732

Ecosystems

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Timeline

PublishedJul 13, 2026

ModifiedJul 13, 2026

SUSE-SU-2026:22636-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence