Security update for gpg2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20487-1
Release Date: 2026-02-17T09:37:09Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-24882 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-24882 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-24882 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-24882 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

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

Description:

This update for gpg2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-24882: stack-based buffer overflow in TPM2 PKDECRYPT for TPM-backed RSA and ECC keys (bsc#1257396).
  • gpg.fail/filename: GnuPG Accepts Path Separators and Path Traversals in Literal Data "Filename" Field (bsc#1256389).

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 Micro 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-407=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gpg2-2.4.4-slfo.1.1_7.1
    • gpg2-debugsource-2.4.4-slfo.1.1_7.1
    • gpg2-debuginfo-2.4.4-slfo.1.1_7.1

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