Security update for openCryptoki

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1658-1
Release Date: 2026-04-29T11:08:07Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-40253 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-40253 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-40253 ( NVD ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-40253 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openCryptoki fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-40253: malformed BER-encoded cryptographic objects can lead to information disclosure and denial of service (bsc#1262283).

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 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1658=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-1658=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openCryptoki-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-devel-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-devel-debuginfo-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-debuginfo-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-debugsource-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (i586)
    • openCryptoki-32bit-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-32bit-debuginfo-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openCryptoki-64bit-debuginfo-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-64bit-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (s390x)
    • openCryptoki-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-debugsource-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1
    • openCryptoki-debuginfo-3.23.0-150500.3.15.1

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