SUSE-SU-2026:1433-1: important: Security update for libcap

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# Security update for libcap

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1433-1  
Release Date: 2026-04-17T10:13:17Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1261809

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-4878

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-4878 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-4878 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-4878 ( NVD ):  6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libcap fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-4878: Address a potential TOCTOU race condition in cap_set_file()
    (bsc#1261809).

## 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 Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1433=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1433=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libcap-debugsource-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-debuginfo-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap-progs-debuginfo-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap-devel-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap-progs-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-2.26-14.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libcap2-debuginfo-64bit-2.26-14.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * libcap2-debuginfo-32bit-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-32bit-2.26-14.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * libcap-debugsource-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-debuginfo-32bit-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-debuginfo-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap-progs-debuginfo-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap-devel-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap-progs-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-2.26-14.12.1
    * libcap2-32bit-2.26-14.12.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4878.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261809

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