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openSUSE 2026-0072-1 libaec Moderate Buffer Overflow Patch

opensuse
Calendar Grey March 7, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Moderate security update for libaec in openSUSE addressing a buffer overflow issue with installation instructions.
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description

This update for libaec fixes the following issues:

Libaec was updated to version 1.1.6 to fix a buffer overflow [bnc#1258965].

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Patch

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 Backports SLE-15-SP7:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-72=1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-72=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libaec-debugsource-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libaec-devel-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libaec0-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libaec0-debuginfo-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libsz2-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libsz2-debuginfo-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

sz2-devel-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64_ilp32):

libaec0-64bit-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libaec0-64bit-debuginfo-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libsz2-64bit-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libsz2-64bit-debuginfo-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (x86_64):

libaec0-32bit-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libaec0-32bit-debuginfo-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libsz2-32bit-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

libsz2-32bit-debuginfo-1.1.6-bp157.2.4.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libaec-devel-1.1.6-bp156.2.4.1

libaec0-1.1.6-bp156.2.4.1

libsz2-1.1.6-bp156.2.4.1

sz2-devel-1.1.6-bp156.2.4.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 (aarch64_ilp32):

libaec0-64bit-1.1.6-bp156.2.4.1

libsz2-64bit-1.1.6-bp156.2.4.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 (x86_64):

libaec0-32bit-1.1.6-bp15...

Read the Full Advisory

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258965

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:0072-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7

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