openSUSE Leap 16.0 Apptainer Vulnerability CVE-2026-39821 Resolved
opensuse
June 3, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.
Description
This update for apptainer fixes the following issues:
Changes in apptainer:
- CVE-2026-39821: Update golang.org/x/net to 0.55.0. (bsc#1266656)
- Add improved handling of suid-starter:
* Add system group `apptainer`
* Make sure, only users belonging to this group are able to
run the application.
* Document this in a README and point user to it if execution
fails.
Building of the 'suid-root' starter is still optional.
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 Leap 16.0
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-290=1
Topics Covered
Patch
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
apptainer-1.4.5-bp160.3.1
apptainer-leap-1.4.5-bp160.3.1
References
* bsc#1266656
References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39821.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20888-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 16.0
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Topics Covered
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