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openSUSE Leap 15.6: util-linux Moderate Heap Buffer Overread 2026:0115-1

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Calendar Grey January 12, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Update for util-linux addresses heap buffer overread issue related to usernames, rated as moderate severity.
An update that solves one vulnerability and contains one feature can now be installed.

Description

This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-14104: Fixed heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing

256-byte usernames (bsc#1254666).

* lscpu: Add support for NVIDIA Olympus arm64 core (jsc#PED-13682).

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-2026-115=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-115=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libmount1-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libblkid-devel-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libfdisk-devel-static-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libuuid-devel-static-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* python3-libmount-debuginfo-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libmount1-debuginfo-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libsmartcols-devel-static-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* uuidd-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libsmartcols1-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libfdisk1-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libsmartcols-devel-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libblkid1-debuginfo-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* util-linux-tty-tools-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libblkid-devel-static-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libfdisk-devel-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* uuidd-debuginfo-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libuuid-devel-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* util-linux-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* util-linux-tty-tools-debuginfo-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libmount-devel-static-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

* libblkid1-2.39.3-150600.4.15.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1254666

* jsc#PED-13682

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14104.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254666

* https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13682

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0115-1
Release Date: 2026-01-12T15:03:44Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6

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