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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 Important glibc Update for Data Leakage and Crashes

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important update for SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 addressing critical glibc vulnerabilities. Enhance security now.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for glibc fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-4046: assertion failure when converting inputs may be used to remotely crash an application (bsc#1261206). * CVE-2026-5450: stdio-common: scanf %mc pattern will cause heap overflow when width > 1024 (bsc#1262465). * CVE-2026-5928: libio: ungetwc could be used to leak data on special conditions (bsc#1262464). ## 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-6.0-710=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * glibc-locale-2.38-13.1 * glibc-locale-base-2.38-13.1 * glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.38-13.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important heap overflow glibc data leakage

References

* bsc#1261206

* bsc#1262464

* bsc#1262465

Cross-

* CVE-2026-4046

* CVE-2026-5450

* CVE-2026-5928

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-4046 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2026-4046 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-4046 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-5450 ( SUSE ): 5.1

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

* CVE-2026-5450 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-5450 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-5928 ( SUSE ): 5.9

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

* CVE-2026-5928 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21682-1
Release Date: 2026-05-15T11:10:41Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important heap overflow glibc data leakage

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