SUSE 2026-1308-1 Sudo Important Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-35535
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April 14, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for sudo fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-35535: Fixed potential privilege escalation when running the mailer (bsc#1261420). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1308=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-1308=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-1308=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1308=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1261420
Cross-
* CVE-2026-35535
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-35535 ( SUSE ): 7.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-35535 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-35535 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1308-1
Release Date: 2026-04-14T10:38:02Z
Rating: important
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