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openSUSE Leap 15.5 util-linux Security Alert Major Risk SUSE-SU-2026-0512-5

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Calendar Grey February 13, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This advisory details a security update for util-linux addressing a heap buffer issue in openSUSE.
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).

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update OpenSUSE Linux utility heap buffer

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 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-510=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-510=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-510=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-510=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-510=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libuuid-devel-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* python3-libmount-debugsource-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* util-linux-systemd-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* util-linux-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* util-linux-debugsource-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libfdisk1-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libmount-devel-static-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libblkid-devel-static-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libblkid1-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libsmartcols1-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libfdisk-devel-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libuuid1-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libblkid-devel-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libsmartcols-devel-static-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* python3-libmount-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libblkid1-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libfdisk-devel-static-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* libuuid1-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

* uuidd-debuginfo-2.37.2-150400.8.38.1

*...

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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-2026:0510-1
Release Date: 2026-02-13T14:52:46Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

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