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SUSE: Advisory 2026:20078-1 for Squid's Critical Credential Leak Issue

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.. # Security update for squid Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20078-1 Release Date: 2026-01-14T08:39:17Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1250627 * bsc#1252281 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-59362 * CVE-2025-62168 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-59362 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-59362 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2025-59362 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2025-62168 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-62168 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N * CVE-2025-62168 ( NVD ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N * CVE-2025-62168 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Description: This update for squid fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-62168: failure to redact HTTP authentication credentials in error handling leads to the disclosure of credentials a trusted client uses to authenticate (bsc#1252281). * CVE-2025-59362: SNMP message processing component of Squid Cache can lead to stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1250627). ## 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-136=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-136=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * squid-debugsource-6.12-160000.3.1 *squid-debuginfo-6.12-160000.3.1 * squid-6.12-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * squid-debugsource-6.12-160000.3.1 * squid-debuginfo-6.12-160000.3.1 * squid-6.12-160000.3.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59362.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62168.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250627 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252281 . Update resolves two important vulnerabilities in Squid affecting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SAP Applications.. SUSE Linux Enterprise, Squid Security, Important Update, SNMP Buffer Overflow, HTTP Credential Leak. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 20, 2026 SuSE