SUSE swtpm Moderate Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Fix 2026-23879

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## This update for swtpm fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-75900: Out-of-bounds read in SWTPM_NVRAM_CheckHeader due to sizeof(pointer) vs sizeof(struct) mismatch (bsc#1275653). ## 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-6.0-911 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * swtpm-0.8.0-2.1 * swtpm-debugsource-0.8.0-2.1 * swtpm-debuginfo-0.8.0-2.1 * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (noarch) * swtpm-selinux-0.8.0-2.1

## This update for swtpm fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-75900: Out-of-bounds read in SWTPM_NVRAM_CheckHeader due to sizeof(pointer) vs sizeof(struct) mismatch (bsc#1275653). ## 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-6.0-911 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * swtpm-0.8.0-2.1 * swtpm-debugsource-0.8.0-2.1 * swtpm-debuginfo-0.8.0-2.1 * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (noarch) * swtpm-selinux-0.8.0-2.1

* CVE-2026-75900 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-75900 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:23879-1 Release Date: 2026-09-22T12:23:55Z Rating: moderate

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