Security update for sed
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2026:21448-1 |
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| Release Date: | 2026-04-27T17:14:51Z |
| Rating: | moderate |
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An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Description:
This update for sed fixes the following issue:
- CVE-2026-5958: TOCTOU race allows write of user-controlled content to unintended files and can lead to arbitrary file overwrite (bsc#1262144).
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 Micro 6.1
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-513=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
- sed-4.9-slfo.1.1_2.1
- sed-debugsource-4.9-slfo.1.1_2.1
- sed-debuginfo-4.9-slfo.1.1_2.1