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Ubuntu 22.04 glibc-updates Major Security Flaw Alert UBUNTU-SU-2026-8501-1

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Calendar Grey April 30, 2026
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An important security update for openSUSE addressing a remote application crash via glibc-livepatches.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for glibc-livepatches fixes the following issue:

Security fixes:

* CVE-2026-4046: assertion failure when converting inputs may be used to

remotely crash an application (bsc#1261209).

Other fixes:

* Fix problems with livepatches targeting libc-2.31.so instead of libc.so.6 in

15.4 (bsc#1263035).

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote exploit important application crash OpenSUSE glibc-livepatches

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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1662=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-1662=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-1662=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1662=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* glibc-livepatches-debugsource-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* glibc-livepatches-debuginfo-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (x86_64)

* glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (x86_64)

* glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (x86_64)

* glibc-livepatches-debugsource-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1

* glibc-livepatches-debuginfo-0.4-150400.3.16.1

References

* bsc#1261209

* bsc#1263035

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4046.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261209

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263035

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1662-1
Release Date: 2026-04-30T13:16:21Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote exploit important application crash OpenSUSE glibc-livepatches

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