openSUSE libusb-1_0 Moderate NULL Pointer Issue CVE-2026-23679 2026-4050

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This update for libusb-1_0 fixes the following issue:

* CVE-2026-23679: NULL pointer dereference in `parse_interface()` allows

attackers to crash applications by supplying a malformed USB configuration

descriptor (bsc#1266664).

## 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-2026-4050=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-4050=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-4050=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-4050=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-4050=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-4050=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-4050=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-4050=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libusb-1_0-devel-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-debugsource-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-0-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* libusb-1_0-0-32bit-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-devel-32bit-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libusb-1_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-0-64bit-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-devel-64bit-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* libusb-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-debugsource-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-0-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* libusb-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-debugsource-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* libusb-1_0-0-1.0.24-150400.3.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

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