SUSE Bzip2 Low Off-By-One Error Issue Vulnerability 2026-3925

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## This update for bzip2 fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-42250: off-by-one error in the bzip2recover utility when processing a specially crafted file can lead to a crash (bsc#1266786). ## 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-2026-3925=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * libbz2-1-debuginfo-32bit-1.0.6-30.17.1 * bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.6-30.17.1 * libbz2-1-1.0.6-30.17.1 * bzip2-debugsource-1.0.6-30.17.1 * libbz2-1-32bit-1.0.6-30.17.1

## This update for bzip2 fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-42250: off-by-one error in the bzip2recover utility when processing a specially crafted file can lead to a crash (bsc#1266786). ## 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-2026-3925=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * libbz2-1-debuginfo-32bit-1.0.6-30.17.1 * bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.6-30.17.1 * libbz2-1-1.0.6-30.17.1 * bzip2-debugsource-1.0.6-30.17.1 * libbz2-1-32bit-1.0.6-30.17.1

* CVE-2026-42250 ( SUSE ): 4.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-42250 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-42250 ( NVD ): 4.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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

* 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.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3925-1 Release Date: 2026-09-02T14:55:35Z Rating: low

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