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SUSE Editorconfig-core-c Moderate Buffer Overflow Vuln 2026-22125-1

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Calendar Grey June 16, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update addresses CVE-2026-40489 affecting editorconfig-core-c in SUSE; install patch promptly.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for editorconfig-core-c fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-40489: l_pattern buffer overflow (bsc#1262131). ## 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 Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-931=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-931=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libeditorconfig0-debuginfo-0.12.9-160000.3.1 * editorconfig-core-c-debugsource-0.12.9-160000.3.1 * editorconfig-debuginfo-0.12.9-160000.3.1 * libeditorconfig0-0.12.9-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE installation editorconfig-core-c

References

* bsc#1262131

Cross-

* CVE-2026-40489

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-40489 ( 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-2026-40489 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-40489 ( NVD ): 8.6

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40489.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262131

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22125-1
Release Date: 2026-06-15T09:20:07Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE installation editorconfig-core-c

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