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openSUSE Nmap Moderate Buffer Overflow Risk Advisory 2026-3220-1

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2026
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This update addresses a moderate issue in nmap on openSUSE, preventing remote access flaws from being exploited.
SUSE has released a moderate security update for nmap addressing CVE-2026-58058, which can cause crashes due to crafted IPv6 responses

Summary

## This update for nmap fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-58058: crafted IPv6 response with a truncated extension header can trigger out-of-bounds reads and a crash (bsc#1269570). ## 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3220=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ncat-debuginfo-7.92-150400.3.3.1 * ncat-7.92-150400.3.3.1 * nmap-debuginfo-7.92-150400.3.3.1 * nping-7.92-150400.3.3.1 * nmap-7.92-150400.3.3.1 * nping-debuginfo-7.92-150400.3.3.1 * nmap-debugsource-7.92-150400.3.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE remote access Nmap

References

* bsc#1269570

Cross-

* CVE-2026-58058

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-58058 ( SUSE ): 6.9

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

* CVE-2026-58058 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-58058 ( NVD ): 6.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/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-2026-58058 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-58058.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269570

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3220-1
Release Date: 2026-07-23T17:37:38Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE remote access Nmap

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