Security update for busybox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20134-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T16:45:35Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-46394 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-46394 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-46394 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2025-46394 ( NVD ): 3.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2025-60876 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-60876 ( SUSE ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-60876 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 and has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

Security fixes:

  • CVE-2025-60876: HTTP request header injection in wget (bsc#1253245).
  • CVE-2025-46394: Fixed tar hidden files via escape sequence (bsc#1241661).

Other fixes:

  • Set CONFIG_FIRST_SYSTEM_ID to 201 to avoid confclict (bsc#1236670)
  • Fix unshare -mrpf sh core dump on ppc64le (bsc#1249237)

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-16.0-179=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-179=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • busybox-debugsource-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-static-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-static-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • busybox-warewulf3-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-160000.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • busybox-debugsource-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-static-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-static-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (x86_64)
    • busybox-warewulf3-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.4.1
    • busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-160000.4.1

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