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<h1>Security update for sed</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:1659-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-04-29T11:09:24Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262144">bsc#1262144</a>
</li>
</ul>
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</tr>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5958.html">CVE-2026-5958</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-5958</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">2.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-5958</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.9</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-5958</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">2.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4</li>
</ul>
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<p>An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for sed fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-5958: TOCTOU race allows write of user-controlled content to unintended files and can lead to arbitrary file
overwrite (bsc#1262144).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
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:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-1659=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>sed-lang-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>sed-debugsource-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-debuginfo-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
<li>sed-4.4-150300.13.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5958.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5958.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262144">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262144</a>
</li>
</ul>
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