Security update for kubevirt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2077-1
Release Date: 2026-05-26T13:45:02Z
Rating: critical
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-7374 ( SUSE ): 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-7374 ( NVD ): 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Containers Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kubevirt fixes the following issue:

CVE-2026-7374: Fixed privilege escalation and node compromise via symlink following vulnerability (bsc#1265467)

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:

  • Containers Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP7-2026-2077=1

Package List:

  • Containers Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kubevirt-manifests-1.7.0-150700.3.21.1
    • kubevirt-virtctl-debuginfo-1.7.0-150700.3.21.1
    • kubevirt-virtctl-1.7.0-150700.3.21.1

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