Security update for glibc-livepatches

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1662-1
Release Date: 2026-04-30T13:16:21Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-4046 ( 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-2026-4046 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-4046 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for glibc-livepatches fixes the following issue:

Security fixes:

  • CVE-2026-4046: assertion failure when converting inputs may be used to remotely crash an application (bsc#1261209).

Other fixes:

  • Fix problems with livepatches targeting libc-2.31.so instead of libc.so.6 in 15.4 (bsc#1263035).

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 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1662=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2026-1662=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2026-1662=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP7-2026-1662=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • glibc-livepatches-debugsource-0.4-150400.3.16.1
    • glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1
    • glibc-livepatches-debuginfo-0.4-150400.3.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP4 (x86_64)
    • glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (x86_64)
    • glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • glibc-livepatches-debugsource-0.4-150400.3.16.1
    • glibc-livepatches-0.4-150400.3.16.1
    • glibc-livepatches-debuginfo-0.4-150400.3.16.1

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