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Fedora 44 libmetal Critical Integer Overflow Threat 2026-37540

Update to 2026.04.0. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-c618807faa 2026-05-18 00:40:49.529044+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libmetal Product : Fedora 44 Version : 2026.04.0 Release : 2.fc44 URL : https://github.com/OpenAMP/libmetal/ Summary : An abstraction layer across user-space Linux, baremetal, and RTOS environments Description : An abstraction layer across user-space Linux, baremetal, and RTOS environments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to 2026.04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Mon May 4 2026 Peter Robinson - 2026.04.0-2 - Update file list * Mon May 4 2026 Peter Robinson - 2026.04.0-1 - Update to 2026.04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2467993 - CVE-2026-37540 open-amp: OpenAMP: Integer overflow in ELF loader can lead to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-c618807faa' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tounsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Update to libmetal 2026.04.0 for Fedora with critical integer overflow fix affecting security and execution.. Fedora, libmetal, security update, privilege escalation. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 18, 2026 •Critical Fedora