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## This update for google-osconfig-agent fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-41178: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/baggage: no rejection of raw-length headers in baggage parsing allows for DoS via oversized inputs (bsc#1276722). * CVE-2026-56854,CVE-2026-56855,CVE-2026-78662: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: authentication bypass and deadlocks in the crypto/ssh library (bsc#1278597). Changes for google-osconfig-agent: * Update to version 20260911.00 * Add support for all possible SCALIBR os extractor for linux (#1052) ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-908 ## Package List:
## This update for google-osconfig-agent fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-41178: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/baggage: no rejection of raw-length headers in baggage parsing allows for DoS via oversized inputs (bsc#1276722). * CVE-2026-56854,CVE-2026-56855,CVE-2026-78662: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: authentication bypass and deadlocks in the crypto/ssh library (bsc#1278597). Changes for google-osconfig-agent: * Update to version 20260911.00 * Add support for all possible SCALIBR os extractor for linux (#1052) ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-908 ## Package List:
* CVE-2026-41178 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2026-41178 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2026-56854 ( SUSE ): 8.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-56854 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2026-56854 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
* CVE-2026-56855 ( SUSE ): 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-56855 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2026-56855 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:23876-1 Release Date: 2026-09-18T09:19:51Z Rating: important
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