Security update for smc-tools
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2026:1422-1 |
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| Release Date: | 2026-04-17T07:21:34Z |
| Rating: | moderate |
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An update that has one security fix can now be installed.
Description:
This update for smc-tools fixes the following issue:
Update to smc-tools v1.8.7:
- predictable /tmp file allows for local denial of service (bsc#1230052).
Changelog:
Update to v1.8.7:
- smc_rnics: fix regression when PFT not available
- smcd/smcr: prevent DoS on statistics workfile present in /tmp/
Update to v1.8.6:
- man pages: Update man page for smc_pnet
- smc-tools: Display sndbuf/RMB stats only if supported by the kernel
Update to v1.8.5:
- smc_rnics: Add support for Network Express RNIC in smc_rnics
- smc_rnics: Add PFT and VF columns to smc_rnics output
- libnetlink..: Fix function declaration to use a void prototype
- smc_rnics: Update smc_chk to extract PNetID from column 9
- man pages: Update man page for --rawids option and PFT and VF columns
- smc_rnics: Fix missing PPrt values in smc_rnics -r output
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:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1422=1 -
openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1422=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1422=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (s390x)
- smc-tools-debuginfo-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
- smc-tools-debugsource-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
- smc-tools-completion-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
- smc-tools-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
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openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
- smc-tools-debuginfo-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
- smc-tools-debugsource-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
- smc-tools-completion-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1
- smc-tools-1.8.7-150600.3.6.1