Security update for bubblewrap

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21847-1
Release Date: 2026-05-26T09:51:49Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-41163 ( 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-2026-41163 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-41163 ( NVD ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for bubblewrap fixes the following issue

  • CVE-2026-41163: improper process attachment via ptrace can lead to arbitrary privileged operations and local root escalation (bsc#1263113).

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-16.0-801=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-801=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • bubblewrap-0.11.0-160000.3.1
    • bubblewrap-debuginfo-0.11.0-160000.3.1
    • bubblewrap-debugsource-0.11.0-160000.3.1
    • bubblewrap-zsh-completion-0.11.0-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • bubblewrap-0.11.0-160000.3.1
    • bubblewrap-debuginfo-0.11.0-160000.3.1
    • bubblewrap-debugsource-0.11.0-160000.3.1
    • bubblewrap-zsh-completion-0.11.0-160000.3.1

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