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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 Cockpit Security Flaw in SSH 2026-21184-1

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for SUSE addresses critical ssh command injection in cockpit software, mitigating remote risk effectively.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for cockpit fixes the following issues: Changes in cockpit: * CVE-2026-4631: Avoid ssh command injection that could be used to cause remote code execution (bsc#1261829) ## 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-545=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-545=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * cockpit-ws-debuginfo-354-160000.3.1 * cockpit-ws-354-160000.3.1 * cockpit-ws-selinux-354-160000.3.1 * cockpit-devel-354-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical SuSE remote access cockpit ssh injection

References

* bsc#1261829

Cross-

* CVE-2026-4631

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-4631 ( SUSE ): 9.3

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

* CVE-2026-4631 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-4631 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4631.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261829

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21184-1
Release Date: 2026-04-13T14:07:43Z
Rating: critical

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical SuSE remote access cockpit ssh injection

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