Security update for harfbuzz

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0287-1
Release Date: 2026-01-23T23:35:55Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-22693 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-22693 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-22693 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for harfbuzz fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-22693: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in SubtableUnicodesCache::create (bsc#1256459).

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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-287=1 SUSE-2026-287=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-287=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • harfbuzz-devel-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • harfbuzz-tools-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • harfbuzz-debugsource-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • typelib-1_0-HarfBuzz-0_0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • harfbuzz-tools-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-32bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-32bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-32bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-32bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-32bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-32bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-32bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-32bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-32bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-32bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-64bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-64bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-64bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-64bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-64bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-64bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-64bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-64bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-64bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-64bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • harfbuzz-devel-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-gobject0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • harfbuzz-debugsource-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • typelib-1_0-HarfBuzz-0_0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-icu0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-subset0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz-cairo0-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • libharfbuzz0-32bit-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1
    • libharfbuzz0-32bit-debuginfo-8.3.0-150600.3.3.1

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