SUSE 2026 sudo Important Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-35535 Advisory
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April 15, 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1359=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1359=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1359=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1359=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
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:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35535.html
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1359-1
Release Date: 2026-04-15T14:07:04Z
Rating: important
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