Security update for polkit

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:1655-1
Release Date:	2026-04-29T08:43:21Z
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1260859
Cross-References:	CVE-2026-4897
CVSS scores:	CVE-2026-4897 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-4897 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-4897 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for polkit fixes the following issue:

• CVE-2026-4897: Fixed possible OOM condition via specially crafted input to polkit-agent-helper-1 (bsc#1260859).

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 Micro for Rancher 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1655=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1655=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1655=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1655=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-1655=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-1655=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • libpolkit0-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debugsource-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-0.116-150200.3.18.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • libpolkit0-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debugsource-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-0.116-150200.3.18.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • libpolkit0-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debugsource-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-0.116-150200.3.18.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • libpolkit0-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debugsource-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-0.116-150200.3.18.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • libpolkit0-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debugsource-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-0.116-150200.3.18.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debuginfo-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • libpolkit0-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-debugsource-0.116-150200.3.18.1
  • polkit-0.116-150200.3.18.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4897.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260859