Security update for cockpit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21785-1
Release Date: 2026-05-22T09:26:45Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-25547 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25547 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-25547 ( NVD ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-4802 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-4802 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-4802 ( NVD ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cockpit fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2026-4802: remote command execution via unsanitized user-controlled parameters within crafted links in system logs UI (bsc#1265040).
  • CVE-2026-25547: brace-expansion: unbounded brace range expansion can lead to excessive CPU and memory consumption and may crash a Node.js process (bsc#1257836).

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-6.0-726=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • cockpit-debuginfo-309-10.1
    • cockpit-bridge-309-10.1
    • cockpit-bridge-debuginfo-309-10.1
    • cockpit-debugsource-309-10.1
    • cockpit-ws-debuginfo-309-10.1
    • cockpit-ws-309-10.1
    • cockpit-309-10.1
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (noarch)
    • cockpit-networkmanager-309-10.1
    • cockpit-storaged-309-10.1
    • cockpit-selinux-309-10.1
    • cockpit-system-309-10.1

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