SUSE-SU-2026:21231-1: important: Security update for freeipmi

[SLE-SECURITY-UPDATES]

# Security update for freeipmi

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21231-1  
Release Date: 2026-04-17T07:57:36Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1260414

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-33554

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-33554 ( SUSE ):  5.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-33554 ( SUSE ):  7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-33554 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for freeipmi fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-33554: improper memory handling and data validation can lead to
    stack buffer overflows and acceptance of malformed payloads/responses
    (bsc#1260414).

## 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 6.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-579=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * libfreeipmi17-debuginfo-1.6.15-160000.3.1
    * freeipmi-debugsource-1.6.15-160000.3.1
    * libfreeipmi17-1.6.15-160000.3.1
    * freeipmi-debuginfo-1.6.15-160000.3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33554.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260414

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/attachments/20260422/60f1ffb9/attachment.htm>