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SUSE Gawk Moderate Integer Overflow Security Update 2026-3211-1

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Calendar Grey July 23, 2026
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This security update for gawk addresses an integer overflow issue in SUSE Linux, enhancing system resilience.
A security update for gawk addresses CVE-2026-40468, fixing an integer overflow vulnerability across certain SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 products, with installation methods...

Summary

## This update for gawk fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-40468: integer overflow in the `builtin.c` program file (bsc#1271352). ## 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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-3211=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * gawk-4.1.0-5.6.1 * gawk-debugsource-4.1.0-5.6.1 * gawk-debuginfo-4.1.0-5.6.1

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References

* bsc#1271352

Cross-

* CVE-2026-40468

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-40468 ( SUSE ): 2.1

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

* CVE-2026-40468 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-40468 ( NVD ): 2.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/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-2026-40468 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3211-1
Release Date: 2026-07-23T14:13:48Z
Rating: moderate

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