openSUSE Leap 15.6 glibc-livepatches Key Denial of Service CVE-2026-4046
opensuse
April 21, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Description
This update for glibc-livepatches fixes the following issue:
* CVE-2026-4046: assertion failure when converting inputs may be used to
remotely crash an application (bsc#1261209).
Patch
## 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 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1498=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP6-2026-1498=1
Package List
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
* glibc-livepatches-debugsource-0.4-150600.8.5.1
* glibc-livepatches-debuginfo-0.4-150600.8.5.1
* glibc-livepatches-0.4-150600.8.5.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6 (x86_64)
* glibc-livepatches-0.4-150600.8.5.1
References
* bsc#1261209
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4046.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261209
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1498-1
Release Date: 2026-04-20T16:16:20Z
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
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