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SUSE Linux 12 SP5 Security Update 2026-0422-1 Avahi Moderate Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey February 11, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for avahi fixes three issues potentially leading to crashes in SUSE systems. Stay secure and patch now!
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for avahi fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-68276: avahi: reachable assertion in `avahi_wide_area_scan_cache` can lead to crash of avahi-daemon (bsc#1256498). * CVE-2025-68468: avahi: reachable assertion in `lookup_multicast_callback` can lead to crash of avahi-daemon (bsc#1256499). * CVE-2025-68471: avahi: reachable assertion in `lookup_start` can lead to crash of avahi-daemon (bsc#1256500). ## 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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-422=1 ## Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE crash avahi

References

* bsc#1256498

* bsc#1256499

* bsc#1256500

Cross-

* CVE-2025-68276

* CVE-2025-68468

* CVE-2025-68471

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-68276 ( SUSE ): 6.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-68276 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-68276 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-68468 ( SUSE ): 7.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-68468 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-68468 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-68471 ( SUSE ): 7.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0422-1
Release Date: 2026-02-11T06:50:43Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE crash avahi

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