Security update for libsodium

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20913-1
Release Date: 2026-03-19T08:18:59Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-15444 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-15444 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libsodium fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-15444: Fixed cryptographic bypass via improper elliptic curve point validation (bsc#1256070).

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 - BCI 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-413=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libsodium26-1.0.20-160000.3.1
    • libsodium-debugsource-1.0.20-160000.3.1
    • libsodium26-debuginfo-1.0.20-160000.3.1
    • libsodium-devel-1.0.20-160000.3.1

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