Security update for munge

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0448-1
Release Date: 2026-02-11T14:51:56Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-25506 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2026-25506 ( NVD ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected Products:
  • HPC Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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

Description:

This update for munge fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-25506: buffer overflow in message unpacking (bsc#1257651).
  • Make logrotate work on log as user munge to prevent local privilege escalation (bsc#1246088).

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:

  • HPC Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-12-2026-448=1

Package List:

  • HPC Module 12 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.14-3.11.1
    • munge-0.5.14-3.11.1
    • libmunge2-0.5.14-3.11.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.14-3.11.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.14-3.11.1
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.14-3.11.1

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