openSUSE 16.0 Systemd Moderate Local Escalation Fix Vuln 2026-21754

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This update for systemd fixes the following issue:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2026-16742: `systemd-homed`: local privilege escalation due to missing record signature verification on

the authentication path (bsc#1271444).

Non security issue fixed:

- `systemd-resolved` fails to start due to write access to `tmpfs` denied (bsc#1237515).

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:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-1602=1

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

libsystemd0-257.13-160000.4.1

libudev1-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-boot-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-container-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-devel-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-doc-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-experimental-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-homed-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-journal-remote-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-lang-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-mini-experimental-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-networkd-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-portable-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-resolved-257.13-160000.4.1

systemd-testsuite-257.13-160000.4.1

udev-257.13-160000.4.1

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