Security update for munge

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0450-1
Release Date: 2026-02-11T15:46:24Z
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:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 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 munge log as user munge. This prevents a 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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-450=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-450=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-450=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-450=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-450=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • munge-devel-32bit-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-32bit-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-32bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libmunge2-64bit-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-devel-64bit-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-64bit-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libmunge2-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • libmunge2-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debugsource-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-debuginfo-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1
    • munge-devel-0.5.15-150400.18.10.1

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