This update for wicked fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2026-44932: Fixed indirect remote shell command injection via
unsanitized DHCP options (bsc#1265221).
## Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE 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 15.5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2353=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-2353=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-2353=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-2353=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-2353=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-2353=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* wicked-debugsource-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-nbft-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-debuginfo-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-service-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* wicked-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-service-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-debugsource-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-debuginfo-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
x86_64)
* wicked-debugsource-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-nbft-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-debuginfo-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-service-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
x86_64)
* wicked-debugsource-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-nbft-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-debuginfo-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* wicked-service-0.6.79-150500.3.42.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1265221
* jsc#PED-1942
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44932.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265221
* https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-1942
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