Security update for ovmf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21981-1
Release Date: 2026-06-02T09:33:25Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-25833 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25833 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-25833 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-25834 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25834 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-25834 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2026-25835 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25835 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-25835 ( NVD ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-34874 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-34874 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-34874 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-25833: mbedtls: buffer overflow in the x509_inet_pton_ipv6() function (bsc#1261476).
  • CVE-2026-25834: mbedtls: client accepts signature algorithm chosen by server even if not advertised in client hello (bsc#1261477).
  • CVE-2026-25835: mbedtls: no pseudo-random number generator reseed when cloning an application (bsc#1261478).
  • CVE-2026-34874: mbedtls: NULL pointer dereference in distinguished name parsing (bsc#1261469).

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 6.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-865=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (noarch)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202502-160000.5.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202502-160000.5.1

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