Security update for libcap

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21257-1
Release Date: 2026-04-20T17:04:13Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-4878 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-4878 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-4878 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libcap fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-4878: local privilege escalation through file capability injection due to TOCTOU race condition in cap_set_file() (bsc#1261809).

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 Micro 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-494=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcap2-2.69-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • libcap2-debuginfo-2.69-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • libcap-debugsource-2.69-slfo.1.1_2.1

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