Back Linuxsecurity SUSE Micro 5.2 libsoup2 Critical Buffer Overflow and Out Of Bounds Issue
## This update for libsoup2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-1761: Check length of bytes read in soup_filter_input_stream_read_until to avoid a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1257598). * CVE-2026-0716: improper bounds handling may allow out-of-bounds read (bsc#1256418). ## 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 Micro 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-418=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-418=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-2.68.4-150200.4.24.1 Read the Full Advisory
## This update for libsoup2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-1761: Check length of bytes read in soup_filter_input_stream_read_until to avoid a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1257598). * CVE-2026-0716: improper bounds handling may allow out-of-bounds read (bsc#1256418). ## 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 Micro 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-418=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-418=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libsoup-2_4-1-debuginfo-2.68.4-150200.4.24.1 Read the Full Advisory
* bsc#1256418 * bsc#1257598 Cross- * CVE-2026-0716 * CVE-2026-1761 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-0716 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-0716 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-0716 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-1761 ( SUSE ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-1761 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2026-1761 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Read the Full Advisory
* CVE-2026-0716 ( SUSE ): 8.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-0716 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2026-0716 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2026-1761 ( SUSE ): 9.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-1761 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-1761 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
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