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SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 Low Denial of Service Issues Fix 2026-22604-1

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Calendar Grey July 15, 2026
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Two vulnerabilities have been addressed in SUSE security update 2026:22604-1, mitigating risks in patch.
SUSE released a security update addressing two vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux Micro 6.2, related to null pointer dereference and improper validation, with installation instructions ...

Summary

## This update for patch fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-56288: crafted unified-diff patch file can cause null pointer derefence (bsc#1271167). * CVE-2026-56289: improper validation of hunk line offsets can lead to denial of service (bsc#1271166). ## 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-6.2-1236=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * patch-2.7.6-160000.4.1 * patch-debugsource-2.7.6-160000.4.1 * patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-160000.4.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update SuSE patch low

References

* bsc#1271166

* bsc#1271167

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* CVE-2026-56288

* CVE-2026-56289

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-56288 ( SUSE ): 4.6

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

* CVE-2026-56288 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-56288 ( NVD ): 4.6

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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

* CVE-2026-56288 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-56289 ( SUSE ): 4.6

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

* CVE-2026-56289 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-56289 ( NVD ): 4.6

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22604-1
Release Date: 2026-07-13T19:29:50Z
Rating: low

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update SuSE patch low

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