SUSE-SU-2026:24281-1: important: Security update for glibc

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# Security update for glibc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:24281-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-19T09:50:34Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1281297
  * bsc#1282449
  * bsc#1282509
  * bsc#1283147

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-8674
  * CVE-2026-86805
  * CVE-2026-89092
  * CVE-2026-97399

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-8674 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-8674 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-8674 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-86805 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-86805 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-86805 ( NVD ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-89092 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-89092 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-89092 ( NVD ):  4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-97399 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-97399 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-97399 ( NVD ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-8674: reachable assert in `resolv/resolv_conf.c:update_from_conf`
    allows an attacker in a local network to trigger a process crash
    (bsc#1281297).
  * CVE-2026-86805: TOCTOU race condition in the dynamic loader allows local
    attackers to escalate privileges (bsc#1282509).
  * CVE-2026-89092: nscd stack overflow leads to degraded DNS resolution
    (bsc#1282449).
  * CVE-2026-97399: one byte out-of-bounds read via function `strncasecmp` on
    Power8 can lead to a program crash (bsc#1283147).

## 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 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-751

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * glibc-debugsource-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-devel-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-locale-base-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-locale-base-debuginfo-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-locale-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-debuginfo-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1
    * glibc-2.38-slfo.1.1_11.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8674.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-86805.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89092.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97399.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281297
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282449
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282509
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283147

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