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SUSE Linux 15 SP7 gegl Important Heap Overflow Fix Advisory 2026-1496-1

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Update for gegl addressing important buffer overflow risk with CVE-2026-2049. Install recommended patches.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for gegl fixes the following issues: * 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 Workstation Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-1496=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64) * libgegl-0_3-0-0.3.34-150000.3.9.1 * gegl-debuginfo-0.3.34-150000.3.9.1 * gegl-0_3-debuginfo-0.3.34-150000.3.9.1 * gegl-debugsource-0.3.34-150000.3.9.1 * gegl-0_3-0.3.34-150000.3.9.1

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Topics Covered

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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 Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1496-1
Release Date: 2026-04-20T16:14:44Z
Rating: important

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