Security update for polkit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1425-1
Release Date: 2026-04-17T08:03:20Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-4897 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-4897 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-4897 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for polkit fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-4897: Fixed possible OOM condition via specially crafted input to polkit-agent-helper-1 (bsc#1260859).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1425=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.35.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.35.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-0.113-5.35.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.35.1
    • libpolkit0-0.113-5.35.1
    • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.35.1
    • polkit-0.113-5.35.1
    • polkit-devel-0.113-5.35.1

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