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SUSE 12 SP5 GEGL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability CVE-2026-1479-1 2026-2049

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE update fixes important buffer overflow in GEGL, addressing CVE-2026-2049 with recommended installation methods.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for gegl fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-2049: improper validation of the length of user-supplied data when parsing HDR files can lead to a heap buffer overflow (bsc#1259749). ## 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-2026-1479=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1479=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * gegl-devel-0.2.0-15.14.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow SuSE important gegl cve-2026-2049

References

* bsc#1259749

Cross-

* CVE-2026-2049

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-2049 ( SUSE ): 8.4

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

* CVE-2026-2049 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2049.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259749

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1479-1
Release Date: 2026-04-20T10:09:18Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow SuSE important gegl cve-2026-2049

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