Security update for util-linux

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0116-1
Release Date: 2026-01-13T02:33:45Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
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 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

An update that solves one vulnerability and contains one feature can now be installed.

Description:

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 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-116=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-116=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-116=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libblkid1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • python3-libmount-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid-devel-static-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • uuidd-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • python3-libmount-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols-devel-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk-devel-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • uuidd-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols-devel-static-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount-devel-static-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk-devel-static-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid-devel-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount-devel-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid-devel-static-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid-devel-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • python3-libmount-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    • libfdisk1-32bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid1-32bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid-devel-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount-devel-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid-devel-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk-devel-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-32bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-32bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid1-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-32bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols-devel-32bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch)
    • util-linux-lang-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libblkid1-64bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols-devel-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk-devel-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-64bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid-devel-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount-devel-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-64bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-64bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid-devel-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-64bit-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid1-64bit-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libblkid1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libblkid1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libblkid1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libfdisk1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-debuginfo-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-debugsource-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libuuid1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libmount1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • libsmartcols1-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1
    • util-linux-systemd-2.36.2-150300.4.50.1

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