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openSUSE Leap 16.0 freeipmi Important Patch Memory Handling CVE-2026-33554

opensuse
Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
OpenSUSE update for freeipmi addresses important security issue and bug fixes. Install patch to safeguard system now!
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for freeipmi fixes the following issue:

- CVE-2026-33554: improper memory handling and data validation can lead to stack buffer overflows and acceptance of

malformed payloads/responses (bsc#1260414).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security 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 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-579=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE freeipmi improper memory handling

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

freeipmi-1.6.15-160000.3.1

freeipmi-bmc-watchdog-1.6.15-160000.3.1

freeipmi-devel-1.6.15-160000.3.1

freeipmi-ipmidetectd-1.6.15-160000.3.1

freeipmi-ipmiseld-1.6.15-160000.3.1

libfreeipmi17-1.6.15-160000.3.1

libipmiconsole2-1.6.15-160000.3.1

libipmidetect0-1.6.15-160000.3.1

libipmimonitoring6-1.6.15-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1260414

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33554.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20556-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE freeipmi improper memory handling

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