openSUSE-SU-2026:21435-1: moderate: Security update for perl-XML-Bare

openSUSE security update: security update for perl-xml-bare
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21435-1
Rating: moderate
References:

  * bsc#1271637
  * bsc#1271640



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-13401
  * CVE-2026-57074



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-13401 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-57074 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

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

Changes in perl-XML-Bare:

- CVE-2026-13401: XML:Bare would hang when parsing malformed attributes (bsc#1271640)
- CVE-2026-57074: Fixed unbounded character lookahead (bsc#1271637)


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-438=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  perl-XML-Bare-0.53-bp160.2.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13401.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57074.html