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SUSE Linux Micro polkit Moderate OOM Condition Resolution 2026-22054-1

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Calendar Grey June 9, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
This SUSE Linux Micro security update addresses a moderate risk OOM condition in polkit. Update recommended.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for polkit fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-4897: Fixed possible OOM condition via specially crafted input to `polkit-agent-helper-1` (bsc#1260859). ## 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 6.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-907=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libpolkit-gobject-1-0-123-160000.3.1 * libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-123-160000.3.1 * polkit-debuginfo-123-160000.3.1 * libpolkit-agent-1-0-123-160000.3.1 * libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-123-160000.3.1 * polkit-debugsource-123-160000.3.1 * polkit-123-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate polkit SUSE Linux Micro cve-2026-4897 oom condition

References

* bsc#1260859

Cross-

* CVE-2026-4897

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-4897 ( SUSE ): 6.8

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

* CVE-2026-4897 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-4897 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4897.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260859

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22054-1
Release Date: 2026-06-08T16:36:47Z
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate polkit SUSE Linux Micro cve-2026-4897 oom condition

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