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LINUX core-system Security Alert CVE-2026-99874 2026:0106-7

suse
Calendar Grey January 22, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE releases a security advisory addressing a moderate buffer overread in util-linux with installation instructions.
An update that solves one vulnerability and contains one feature can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for util-linux fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-14104: Fixed heap buffer overread in setpwnam() when processing 256-byte usernames (bsc#1254666). * lscpu: Add support for NVIDIA Olympus arm64 core (jsc#PED-13682). ## 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: * Server Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2026-230=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-230=1 ## Package List: * Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.40.4-150700.4.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE util-linux buffer overread cve-2025-14104

References

* bsc#1254666

* jsc#PED-13682

Cross-

* CVE-2025-14104

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-14104 ( SUSE ): 6.9

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

* CVE-2025-14104 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-14104 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* Server Applications Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 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 and contains one feature can now be

installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14104.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254666

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0230-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T12:22:40Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE util-linux buffer overread cve-2025-14104

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