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openSUSE Leap 15.6 GEGL Buffer Overflow CVE-2026-2049 SUSE-SU-2026-1481-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey April 20, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical update for openSUSE addressing buffer overflow in gegl enhancing system security.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for gegl fixes the following issue:

* CVE-2026-2049: improper validation of the length of user-supplied data when

parsing HDR files can lead to a heap buffer overflow (bsc#1259749).

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow heap corruption important OpenSUSE gegl

Patch

## 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 Workstation Extension 15 SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-1481=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1481=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-1481=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64)

* gegl-debuginfo-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-0_4-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-debugsource-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-0_4-debuginfo-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* libgegl-0_4-0-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* libgegl-0_4-0-debuginfo-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* typelib-1_0-Gegl-0_4-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-devel-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (noarch)

* gegl-0_4-lang-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* gegl-debuginfo-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-0_4-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-debugsource-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-0_4-debuginfo-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-doc-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* libgegl-0_4-0-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* libgegl-0_4-0-debuginfo-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* typelib-1_0-Gegl-0_4-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-devel-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* gegl-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* gegl-0_4-lang-0.4.46-150600.4.8.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1259749

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2049.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259749

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1481-1
Release Date: 2026-04-20T10:09:56Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow heap corruption important OpenSUSE gegl

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