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openSUSE gsasl Significant Memory Exposure Resolution 2026-21303-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey July 13, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An important update for openSUSE addressing a memory disclosure in gsasl. Install necessary patches promptly.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for gsasl fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-56968: improper sanitization of a short challenge in `_gsasl_ntlm_client_step` of the NTLM client can lead to

memory disclosure (bsc#1268885).

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-16.0-1214=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory update important memory disclosure OpenSUSE gsasl

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

gsasl-2.2.1-160000.4.1

gsasl-devel-2.2.1-160000.4.1

gsasl-lang-2.2.1-160000.4.1

libgsasl18-2.2.1-160000.4.1

References

* bsc#1268885

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56968.html

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21303-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important memory disclosure OpenSUSE gsasl

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