Security update for firewalld

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21418-1
Release Date: 2026-04-29T11:32:57Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-4948 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-4948 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2026-4948 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for firewalld fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-4948: local unprivileged users can modify the runtime firewall state without proper authentication due to D-Bus setter mis-authorizations (bsc#1260903).

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 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-694=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (noarch)
    • python3-firewall-2.0.0-2.1
    • firewalld-2.0.0-2.1

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