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Fedora 37 zlib Vulnerability Update Active Cycle Remedy SUSE-SU-2026-0832-1

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An important moderation update for zlib on openSUSE addresses an infinite loop vulnerability effectively. Install now!
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for zlib fixes the following issue:

* CVE-2026-27171: Fixed infinite loop via the `crc32_combine64` and

`crc32_combine_gen64` functions due to missing checks for negative lengths

(bsc#1258392).

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue zlib infinite loop OpenSUSE

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:

* Development Tools Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP7-2026-783=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-783=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-783=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-783=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-783=1

Package List

* Development Tools Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)

* zlib-devel-32bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* zlib-devel-static-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-testsuite-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libminizip1-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libminizip1-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-devel-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-testsuite-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libz1-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-debugsource-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libz1-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* minizip-devel-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* libz1-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libz1-32bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-devel-static-32bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libminizip1-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-devel-32bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libminizip1-32bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libminizip1-64bit-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libz1-64bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* libz1-64bit-debuginfo-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

* zlib-devel-64bit-1.2.13-150500.4.6.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1258392

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27171.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258392

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0783-1
Release Date: 2026-03-03T13:36:31Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * Development Tools Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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security advisory moderate security issue zlib infinite loop OpenSUSE

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