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openSUSE provides a crucial fix for integer overflow in libnfs 2026-21055-1

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Calendar Grey June 30, 2026
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Important security update for openSUSE libnfs addressing potential integer overflow issues for enhanced safety.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for libnfs fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-53689: integer overflow during a connection to a crafted NFS server (bsc#1268135).

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-16.0-1076=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory patch important integer overflow OpenSUSE libnfs

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

libnfs-devel-5.0.3-160000.4.1

libnfs14-5.0.3-160000.4.1

utils-libnfs-5.0.3-160000.4.1

References

* bsc#1268135

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53689.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21055-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory patch important integer overflow OpenSUSE libnfs

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