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SUSE Linux 12 SP5 Flatpak Important Updates CVE-2026-34078 CVE-2026-34079

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Calendar Grey May 6, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Arbitrary code execution and file deletion vulnerabilities in flatpak fixed in SUSE Linux update.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for flatpak fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-34078: Arbitrary code execution via crafted symlinks in sandbox- expose options (bsc#1261769). * CVE-2026-34079: Arbitrary file deletion on host via improper cache file path validation (bsc#1261770). ## 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 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1713=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1713=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE arbitrary code execution important file deletion flatpak

References

* bsc#1261769

* bsc#1261770

Cross-

* CVE-2026-34078

* CVE-2026-34079

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-34078 ( SUSE ): 6.4

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

* CVE-2026-34078 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-34078 ( NVD ): 9.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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-2026-34078 ( NVD ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-34079 ( SUSE ): 4.1

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

* CVE-2026-34079 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

* CVE-2026-34079 ( NVD ): 8.7

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1713-1
Release Date: 2026-05-06T12:06:56Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE arbitrary code execution important file deletion flatpak

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