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SUSE 15 SP7 dracut Important Root Code Execution CVE-2026-6893

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE updates dracut to fix important issue allowing root execution via DHCP command injection. Immediate action recommended.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for dracut fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-6893: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (bsc#1268322). Changes for dracut: * Update to version 059+suse.570.g2b84048d7: * fix(network-legacy): sanitize DHCP values in dhclient-script.sh (bsc#1268322, CVE-2026-6893) * fix(network-legacy): add input validation to RFC 3442 route parser ## 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2851=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP7-2026-2851=1 ## Package List:

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References

* bsc#1268322

Cross-

* CVE-2026-6893

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-6893 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2026-6893 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-6893 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-6893 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2851-1
Release Date: 2026-07-10T13:19:22Z
Rating: important

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