Security update for ovmf

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:0213-1
Release Date:	2026-01-22T12:08:49Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1218680
Cross-References:	CVE-2022-36765
CVSS scores:	CVE-2022-36765 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H CVE-2022-36765 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2022-36765 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2022-36765: Fixed integer overflow to buffer overflow via local network vulnerability (bsc#1218680).

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 15.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-213=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-213=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-213=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-213=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-213=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-213=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • ovmf-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.12.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
  • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch32-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-ovmf-ia32-202208-150500.6.12.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • ovmf-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (noarch)
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • ovmf-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (noarch)
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 x86_64)
  • ovmf-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (x86_64)
  • ovmf-202208-150500.6.12.1
  • ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.12.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (noarch)
  • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.12.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-36765.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218680