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RHSA-2026:8578

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-04-16 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-16 18:54
Summary
security update for perl-XML-Parser
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for perl-XML-Parser
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2026:8578. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8578.
Patchnames: RHSA-2026:8578
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2006-10002
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS:perl-XML-Parser-2.41-10.el7_9.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact important
CVE-2006-10003
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Recommended 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2006-10002
Threats
Impact important
References
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