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SUSE 2026-0284-3 Munge Notable Resource Drain Alert CVE-2026

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 ## Package List: * 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 Read the Full Advisory

* bsc#1257651 Cross- * CVE-2026-25506 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-25506 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L * CVE-2026-25506 ( NVD ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## * *

* CVE-2026-25506 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

* CVE-2026-25506 ( NVD ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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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

Extracted Entities

CVEs (1)

CVE-2026-25506

Platforms (3)

OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS