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<h1>Security update for alsa</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:2885-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-07-13T10:02:46Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268853">bsc#1268853</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56109.html">CVE-2026-56109</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-2026-56109</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-56109</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-56109</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.4</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 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 alsa fixes the following issue</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-56109: crafted ALSA configuration text with nested blocks can cause a double-free and memory corruption
(bsc#1268853).</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">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-2885=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-2885=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2885=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-5.3-2026-2885=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-2885=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libasound2-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-debugsource-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libasound2-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-debugsource-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>alsa-debugsource-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-devel-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libasound2-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libatopology2-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-topology-devel-32bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-devel-32bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libatopology2-32bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-32bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libatopology2-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-topology-devel-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libatopology2-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
<ul>
<li>libasound2-64bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libatopology2-64bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libatopology2-64bit-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-devel-64bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>alsa-topology-devel-64bit-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-64bit-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>alsa-docs-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>alsa-debugsource-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>alsa-debugsource-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
<li>libasound2-debuginfo-1.2.6.1-150400.3.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56109.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56109.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268853">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268853</a>
</li>
</ul>
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