SUSE-SU-2026:21069-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2026-04-09 11:02 - Updated: 2026-04-09 11:02Summary
Security update for glibc
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for glibc
Description of the patch: This update for glibc fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2026-4437: incorrect DNS response parsing via crafted DNS server response (bsc#1260078).
- CVE-2026-4438: invalid DNS hostname returned via gethostbyaddr functions (bsc#1260082).
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-659
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
4.7 (Medium)
Vendor Fix
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
4.7 (Medium)
Vendor Fix
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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