SUSE-SU-2026:3924-1: moderate: Security update for texlive

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# Security update for texlive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3924-1  
Release Date: 2026-09-02T14:55:26Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1272432

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-63729

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-63729 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-63729 ( SUSE ):  6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-63729 ( NVD ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-63729 ( NVD ):  6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 texlive fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-63729: heap use-after-free in the SyncTeX parser can lead to
    application crash or arbitrary code execution when malformed `.synctex` or
    `.synctex.gz` files are processed(bsc#1272432).

## 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-2026-3924=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * libkpathsea6-debuginfo-6.2.0dev-22.14.1
    * libkpathsea6-6.2.0dev-22.14.1
    * texlive-ptexenc-devel-1.3.2dev-22.14.1
    * texlive-bin-devel-2013.20130620-22.14.1
    * texlive-kpathsea-devel-6.2.0dev-22.14.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-63729.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272432

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