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openSUSE opam Important File Installation Issue CVE-2026-57825

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2026
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Update available for openSUSE fixes important issues in opam, enhancing system security with CVE-2026-57825.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for opam fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.5.2:

- CVE-2026-57825: Fixed a bug that allowed a package to install files

anywhere

on the system using a symlink to an external directory without warning

the user and asking for their permission.

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Topics Covered

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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-2026-250=1

Package List

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

opam-2.5.2-bp157.2.6.1

opam-devel-2.5.2-bp157.2.6.1

opam-installer-2.5.2-bp157.2.6.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57825.html

Severity
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:0250-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7

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Topics Covered

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