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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 Low Denial of Service Patch 2026-20431-1

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE patches a low-severity vulnerability that could cause a denial of service in Enterprise Server 16.0. Patch now available.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for patch fixes the following issues: * CVE-2021-45261: invalid pointer via another_hunk function can cause a denial-of-service (bsc#1194037). ## 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-16.0-278=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-278=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-160000.3.1 * patch-2.7.6-160000.3.1 * patch-debugsource-2.7.6-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1194037

Cross-

* CVE-2021-45261

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2021-45261 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2021-45261 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2021-45261.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194037

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20431-1
Release Date: 2026-02-13T16:41:43Z
Rating: low

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