Back Linuxsecurity SUSE glib2 Major Security Patch Addressing Buffer and Integer Overflows
## This update for glib2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-1485: Fixed buffer underflow and out-of-bounds access due to integer wraparound in content type parsing (bsc#1257354). * CVE-2026-1484: Fixed buffer underflow and out-of-bounds access due to miscalculated buffer boundaries in the Base64 encoding routine (bsc#1257355). * CVE-2026-1489: Fixed undersized heap allocation followed by out-of-bounds access due to integer overflow in Unicode case conversion (bsc#1257353). * CVE-2026-0988: Fixed a potential integer overflow in g_buffered_input_stream_peek (bsc#1257049). ## 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 15.4 Read the Full Advisory
## This update for glib2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-1485: Fixed buffer underflow and out-of-bounds access due to integer wraparound in content type parsing (bsc#1257354). * CVE-2026-1484: Fixed buffer underflow and out-of-bounds access due to miscalculated buffer boundaries in the Base64 encoding routine (bsc#1257355). * CVE-2026-1489: Fixed undersized heap allocation followed by out-of-bounds access due to integer overflow in Unicode case conversion (bsc#1257353). * CVE-2026-0988: Fixed a potential integer overflow in g_buffered_input_stream_peek (bsc#1257049). ## 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 15.4 Read the Full Advisory
* bsc#1257049 Cross- * CVE-2026-0988 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-0988 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-0988 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-0988 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 Read the Full Advisory
* CVE-2026-0988 ( SUSE ): 6.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-0988 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2026-0988 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
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