SUSE-SU-2026:3334-1: moderate: Security update for perl-HTTP-Date

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# Security update for perl-HTTP-Date

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3334-1  
Release Date: 2026-07-28T09:41:21Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1271705

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-14741

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-14741 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    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
  * CVE-2026-14741 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-14741 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for perl-HTTP-Date fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-14741: CPU exhaustion due to polynomial regex backtracking in
    `parse_date` when processing specially crafted date strings (bsc#1271705).

## Patch Instructions:

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

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-3334=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * perl-HTTP-Date-6.02-9.3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-14741.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271705

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