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SUSE Linux 16.0 glibc-livepatches Important Integer Overflow Vuln 20608-1

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Calendar Grey March 5, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update for SUSE glibc-livepatches addresses important vulnerabilities and integer overflow issues with fixes.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for glibc-livepatches fixes the following issues: Changes in glibc-livepatches: * CVE-2026-0861: Fixed inadequate size check in the memalign suite may result in an integer overflow (bsc#1256913) ## 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-16.0-301=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-301=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (x86_64) * glibc-livepatches-0.3-160000.1.1 * glibc-livepatches-debugsource-0.3-160000.1.1 * glibc-livepatches-debuginfo-0.3-160000.1.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important integer overflow patching glibc-livepatches

References

* bsc#1226501

* bsc#1228879

* bsc#1256913

Cross-

* CVE-2026-0861

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-0861 ( SUSE ): 8.5

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

* CVE-2026-0861 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-0861 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 and has two fixes can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0861.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226501

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228879

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256913

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20608-1
Release Date: 2026-02-19T13:54:03Z
Rating: important

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