OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20178-1
Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-02-05 11:26 - Updated: 2026-02-05 11:26Summary
Security update for libxml2
Notes
Title of the patch
Security update for libxml2
Description of the patch
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).
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CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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