Upstream information

CVE-2026-11623 at MITRE

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in tmux up to 3.6a. Affected is the function image_free of the file image.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. Local access is required to approach this attack. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.7-rc is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fc6d94a9f8a593bd8b7031650802084385d4ee03. The affected component should be upgraded.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulDB)
Base Score 3.5
Vector AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulDB) SUSE
Base Score 4.5 5.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low Low
Integrity Impact Low Low
Availability Impact Low High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulDB) SUSE
Base Score 1.1 5.8
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High High
Attack Requirements None None
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low Low
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low Low
Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1267942 [NEW]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 tmux Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 tmux Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 tmux Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 tmux Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 tmux Affected
openSUSE Leap 16.0 tmux Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 tmux Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 tmux Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 tmux Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 tmux Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 tmux Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 tmux Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 tmux Not affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jun 9 08:05:17 2026
CVE page last modified: Tue Jun 9 15:24:09 2026