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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 Sed Moderate Toctou Arbitrary Overwrite 2026-21413-1

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Calendar Grey April 30, 2026
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Update fixes sed security risk allowing arbitrary file overwrite. Installation methods included for safety.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for sed fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-5958: TOCTOU race allows write of user-controlled content to unintended files and can lead to arbitrary file overwrite (bsc#1262144). ## 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 Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-688=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * sed-debuginfo-4.9-3.1 * sed-4.9-3.1 * sed-debugsource-4.9-3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE arbitrary overwrite TOCTOU sed

References

* bsc#1262144

Cross-

* CVE-2026-5958

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-5958 ( SUSE ): 2.1

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

* CVE-2026-5958 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2026-5958 ( NVD ): 2.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5958.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262144

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21413-1
Release Date: 2026-04-27T17:24:57Z
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate SuSE arbitrary overwrite TOCTOU sed

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