SUSE-SU-2026:4457-1: important: Security update for rpm

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# Security update for rpm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4457-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-05T10:50:29Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1240054
  * bsc#1269584

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-44605

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-44605 ( SUSE ):  8.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-44605 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-44605 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for rpm fixes the following issue:

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2026-44605: heap buffer overflow in NDB database backend due to
    unchecked 32-bit arithmetic when parsing the slot table (bsc#1269584).

Other updates and bugfixes:

  * Fix `libelf` handle not being closed, resulting in build errors when using a
    NFS buildroot (bsc#1240054).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-4457

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-4457

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-4457

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python-rpm-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python3-rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-devel-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-build-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-build-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python2-rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python3-rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python2-rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64)
    * rpm-32bit-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-32bit-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-32bit-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-32bit-4.14.3-150300.58.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * rpm-ndb-64bit-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-64bit-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-64bit-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-64bit-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * python-rpm-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python3-rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python3-rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * python-rpm-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python3-rpm-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-debuginfo-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-debugsource-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-ndb-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * python3-rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1
    * rpm-4.14.3-150300.58.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44605.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240054
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269584

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