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openSUSE perl-Config-IniFiles Important Command Injection Fix 2026-21012-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 30, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A critical update for openSUSE addresses an important security issue in perl-Config-IniFiles, enhancing system robustness.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for perl-Config-IniFiles fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-11527: OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of the -file argument in _make_filehandle

(bsc#1268236).

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-16.0-1024=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory file overwrite important OpenSUSE os command injection perl-config-inifiles

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

perl-Config-IniFiles-3.000003-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1268236

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11527.html

Severity
important
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Medium
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Critical

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21012-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory file overwrite important OpenSUSE os command injection perl-config-inifiles

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