openSUSE Leap 15.6 Kea Important Local Privilege Escalation Update
opensuse
March 27, 2026
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Description
This update for kea fixes the following issues:
Update to release 2.6.3 (bsc#1243240):
* CVE-2025-32801: Fixed loading a malicious hook library can lead to local
privilege escalation.
* CVE-2025-32802: Fixed insecure handling of file paths allows multiple local
attacks.
* CVE-2025-32803: Fixed insecure file permissions can result in confidential
information leakage.
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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1091=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1091=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1091=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1091=1
Package List
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
* libkea-util86-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* python3-kea-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-dhcpsrv111-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-exceptions33-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-cfgclient66-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-eval69-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-log61-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* kea-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-util86-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* kea-hooks-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-asiodns49-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-dns++57-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-cryptolink50-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-process74-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-dhcp_ddns57-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-cryptolink50-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* kea-devel-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-stats41-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-util-io0-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-hooks100-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-process74-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
* libkea-stats41-debuginfo-2.6.3-150600.13.6.1
*...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
* bsc#1243240
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32801.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32802.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32803.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243240
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1091-1
Release Date: 2026-03-26T17:48:28Z
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
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