{"id":"SUSE-SU-2026:23255-1","summary":"Security update for util-linux","details":"This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n\n- CVE-2026-13595: heap use-after-free read in `libblkid` nested partition probing (bsc#1269583).\n- CVE-2026-27456: TOCTOU race condition in the mount program when setting up loop devices (bsc#1261606).\n- Several security issues in releases prior to v2.42.2 and v2.41.5 (bsc#1268886).\n\nOther updates and bugfixes:\n\n- Ignore `pam-config` error that prevents update failure if `common*` pam configuration is not symlink to `common-*-pc`\n  (bsc#1270219).\n","modified":"2026-08-31T18:23:36.022204081Z","published":"2026-08-24T15:02:24Z","related":["CVE-2026-13595","CVE-2026-27456","CVE-2026-53612","CVE-2026-53613","CVE-2026-53614"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-13595","CVE-2026-27456","CVE-2026-53612","CVE-2026-53613","CVE-2026-53614"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202623255-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1261606"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1268886"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1269583"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1270219"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13595"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27456"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53612"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53613"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53614"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"util-linux","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/util-linux&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"liblastlog2-2":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libmount1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libuuid1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libfdisk1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","util-linux":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","lastlog2":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libblkid1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","util-linux-systemd":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libsmartcols1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:23255-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"util-linux-systemd","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/util-linux-systemd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libsmartcols1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","lastlog2":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libblkid1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","liblastlog2-2":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libuuid1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","util-linux":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","util-linux-systemd":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libfdisk1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1","libmount1":"2.40.4-slfo.1.1_7.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:23255-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}