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SUSE gsasl Important Memory Disclosure Threat Advisory 2026-22631-1

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Calendar Grey July 16, 2026
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This SUSE advisory details a critical update for gsasl addressing an important memory disclosure issue.
SUSE released an important security update for gsasl addressing CVE-2026-56968, which involves memory disclosure due to improper challenge sanitization, affecting several SUSE Linu...

Summary

## This update for gsasl fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-56968: improper sanitization of a short challenge in `_gsasl_ntlm_client_step` of the NTLM client can lead to memory disclosure (bsc#1268885). ## 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 for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1214=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1214=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * libgsasl18-2.2.1-160000.4.1 * gsasl-debugsource-2.2.1-160000.4.1 * gsasl-devel-2.2.1-160000.4.1

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References

* bsc#1268885

Cross-

* CVE-2026-56968

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-56968 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2026-56968 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2026-56968 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2026-56968 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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-2026-56968.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268885

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22631-1
Release Date: 2026-07-10T14:19:59Z
Rating: important

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