SB2026022452 - SUSE update for libxslt



SB2026022452 - SUSE update for libxslt

Published: February 24, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026022452
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-10911)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when parsing xsl nodes. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML file to the application and crash it.


2) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11731)

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the exsltFuncResultComp() function when handling EXSLT elements during stylesheet parsing. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.