openSUSE Leap 15.6 smc-tools Moderate Local DoS Vulnerability 2026-1422-1
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April 17, 2026
# Security update for smc-tools Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1422-1 Release Date: 2026-04-17T07:21:34Z Rating: moderate References:
Summary
## This update for smc-tools fixes the following issue: Update to smc-tools v1.8.7: * predictable /tmp file allows for local denial of service (bsc#1230052). Changelog: Update to v1.8.7: * smc_rnics: fix regression when PFT not available * smcd/smcr: prevent DoS on statistics workfile present in /tmp/ Update to v1.8.6: * man pages: Update man page for smc_pnet * smc-tools: Display sndbuf/RMB stats only if supported by the kernel Update to v1.8.5: * smc_rnics: Add support for Network Express RNIC in smc_rnics * smc_rnics: Add PFT and VF columns to smc_rnics output * libnetlink..: Fix function declaration to use a void prototype * smc_rnics: Update smc_chk to extract PNetID from column 9 * man pages: Update man page for --rawids option and PFT and VF columns * smc_rnics: Fix missing PPrt values in smc_rnics -r output
References
* bsc#1230052
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
An update that has one security fix can now be installed.
##
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230052
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