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openSUSE Memory Security Issue - Util-linux Advisory 2026-0510-2 Risk

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Calendar Grey February 13, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for util-linux addresses heap buffer overread issue in openSUSE, rated as moderate severity.
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: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate util-linux OpenSUSE buffer overread heap overread

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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

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

* https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13682

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0510-1
Release Date: 2026-02-13T14:52:46Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate util-linux OpenSUSE buffer overread heap overread

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