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openSUSE Leap 16.0 libcaca Important Heap Overflow Fix 2026-21101-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 30, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This important security update for openSUSE's libcaca addresses a critical heap overflow issue and provides a bug fix.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for libcaca fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-42046: an integer overflow vulnerability in libcaca's canvas import functionality may allow an attacker to

cause a controlled heap out-of-bounds write (bsc#1264984).

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-16.0-966=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important heap overflow OpenSUSE libcaca CVE-2026-42046

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

caca-utils-0.99.beta20-160000.3.1

libcaca-devel-0.99.beta20-160000.3.1

libcaca-ruby-0.99.beta20-160000.3.1

libcaca0-0.99.beta20-160000.3.1

libcaca0-plugins-0.99.beta20-160000.3.1

python3-caca-0.99.beta20-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1264984

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42046.html

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21101-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory important heap overflow OpenSUSE libcaca CVE-2026-42046

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