Security update for patch

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0781-1
Release Date: 2026-03-03T13:28:12Z
Rating: low
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-45261 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2021-45261 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 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 patch fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-45261: Clear range of pointers before they are used/freed (bsc#1194037).

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 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-781=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-781=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • patch-debugsource-2.7.6-150000.5.9.1
    • patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-150000.5.9.1
    • patch-2.7.6-150000.5.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • patch-debugsource-2.7.6-150000.5.9.1
    • patch-debuginfo-2.7.6-150000.5.9.1
    • patch-2.7.6-150000.5.9.1

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