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openSUSE 2026-21408-1 joe Important Arbitrary Command Execution Fix

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2026
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This update for openSUSE addresses CVE-2026-13412 in joe, correcting improper command execution issues while improving system security.
openSUSE has issued a security update for the joe editor, addressing CVE-2026-13412, which could allow arbitrary command execution, alongside one bug fix for openSUSE Leap 16.0.

Description

This update for joe fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-13412: improper validation in tag-file parser can lead to arbitrary command execution (bsc#1269379).

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-16.0-1318=1

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Topics Covered

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Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

joe-4.6-160000.4.1

References

* bsc#1269379

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13412.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21408-1
Rating: important

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