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<h1>Security update for smc-tools</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:0765-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-03-03T12:59:51Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230052">bsc#1230052</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258495">bsc#1258495</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-14601">jsc#PED-14601</a>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7</li>
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<p>An update that contains one feature and has two security fixes can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for smc-tools fixes the following issues:</p>
<p>Update to version 1.8.7 (jsc#PED-14601).</p>
<p>Security issues fixed:</p>
<ul>
<li>VUL-1: smc-tools: predictable /tmp file allows for local denial of service (bsc#1230052, bsc#1258495).</li>
</ul>
<p>Other updates and bugfixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>smc_rnics: fix regression when PFT not available</li>
<li>smcd/smcr: prevent DoS on statistics workfile present in /tmp/</li>
<li>man pages: update man page for smc_pnet</li>
<li>smc-tools: display sndbuf/RMB stats only if supported by the kernel</li>
<li>smc_rnics: add support for Network Express RNIC in smc_rnics</li>
<li>smc_rnics: add PFT and VF columns to smc_rnics output</li>
<li>libnetlink: fix function declaration to use a void prototype</li>
<li>smc_rnics: update smc_chk to extract PNetID from column 9</li>
<li>man pages: update man page for --rawids option and PFT and VF columns</li>
<li>smc_rnics: fix missing PPrt values in smc_rnics -r output</li>
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<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
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To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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Basesystem Module 15-SP7
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-765=1</code>
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SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-765=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
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Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (s390x)
<ul>
<li>smc-tools-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
<li>smc-tools-completion-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
<li>smc-tools-debuginfo-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
<li>smc-tools-debugsource-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
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SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le)
<ul>
<li>smc-tools-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
<li>smc-tools-completion-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
<li>smc-tools-debuginfo-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
<li>smc-tools-debugsource-1.8.7-150700.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
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<h2>References:</h2>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230052">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230052</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258495">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258495</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-14601">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-14601</a>
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