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openSUSE Leap 15.6 munge Important Buffer Overflow Vuln 2026-0484

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • February 13, 2026

This update for munge fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-25506: buffer overflow in message unpacking (bsc#1257651).

## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-484=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-484=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-484=1

## 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:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-484=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-484=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-484=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64) * munge-devel-32bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * libmunge2-32bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * libmunge2-32bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32) * libmunge2-64bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * libmunge2-64bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-devel-64bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 x86_64) * libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1 * munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* munge-devel-32bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* libmunge2-32bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* libmunge2-32bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libmunge2-64bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* libmunge2-64bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-devel-64bit-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 x86_64)

* libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* libmunge2-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* munge-devel-0.5.15-150600.25.6.1

* bsc#1257651 ## References: * *

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SUSE Linux Munge Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Update SUSE has released updates addressing a critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-25506) in the munge package, affecting multiple SUSE Linux versions. The vulnerability, which was published on February 10, 2026, could allow for potential exploitation if not patched. Users are advised to apply the updates using recommended installation methods. 1583 sources 32

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CVEs (1)

CVE-2026-25506