SUSE-SU-2026:24602-1: moderate: Security update for nmap

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# Security update for nmap

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:24602-1  
Release Date: 2026-11-01T09:39:40Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1275288

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-72712

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-72712 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-72712 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-72712 ( NVD ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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-2026-72712 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for nmap fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-72712: crafted packet containing a zero-length TCP option causes
    the `Packet:parse_options()` function to allocate objects in an infinite
    loop and cause an OOM condition (bsc#1275288).

## 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 for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-2010

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-2010

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * nmap-debugsource-7.92-160000.4.1
    * nmap-7.92-160000.4.1
    * ncat-7.92-160000.4.1
    * nmap-debuginfo-7.92-160000.4.1
    * ncat-debuginfo-7.92-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * nmap-debugsource-7.92-160000.4.1
    * nmap-7.92-160000.4.1
    * ncat-7.92-160000.4.1
    * nmap-debuginfo-7.92-160000.4.1
    * ncat-debuginfo-7.92-160000.4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72712.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275288

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