Security update for nginx

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2307-1
Release Date: 2026-06-09T08:12:26Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-9256 ( SUSE ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-9256 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for nginx fixes the following issue

  • CVE-2026-9256: heap buffer overflow in the ngx_http_rewrite_module when using a configuration with overlapping captures (bsc#1266215).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2307=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2026-2307=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-2307=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2307=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • nginx-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debugsource-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debuginfo-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • nginx-source-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • nginx-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debugsource-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debuginfo-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • nginx-source-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • nginx-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debugsource-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debuginfo-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch)
    • nginx-source-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • nginx-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debugsource-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
    • nginx-debuginfo-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch)
    • nginx-source-1.21.5-150600.10.21.1

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