SUSE-SU-2026:3097-1

HIGH7.0

Security update for libxml2

Published Jul 17, 2026

Modified 1 weeks ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issue

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 Desktop 15 SP7SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

Fixed in:

2.12.10-150700.4.14.1

libxml2-2-32bit

Fixed in:

2.12.10-150700.4.14.1

libxml2-devel

Fixed in:

2.12.10-150700.4.14.1

libxml2-tools

Fixed in:

2.12.10-150700.4.14.1

python3-libxml2

Fixed in:

2.12.10-150700.4.14.1

python311-libxml2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7

Fixed in:

2.12.10-150700.4.14.1

References

ADVISORY

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1269790

ADVISORY

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-July/048423.html

ADVISORY

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

WEB

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

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263097-1/

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

Ecosystems(6)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

Timeline

PublishedJul 17, 2026

ModifiedJul 17, 2026

SUSE-SU-2026:3097-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence