SUSE-SU-2026:2009-1: important: Security update for haveged

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# Security update for haveged

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2009-1  
Release Date: 2026-05-19T11:55:29Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1264086

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-41054

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-41054 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for haveged fixes the following issue

  * CVE-2026-41054: missing exit out of permission check could lead to root
    exploit (bsc#1264086).

Changes for haveged:

  * Improvements on the linux kernel random subsystem have made move forward to
    socket communication within private network
  * Fix "stop" of service, the daemon in foreground actually see daemon(7) for
    the rationale. Only "simple" (default) and the help of udev, as starting
    services while starved of entropy
  * Add ppc64le support
  * update to 1.8
  * Correct additional run-time test aligment problems on mips.
  * haveged 1.7a
  * Correct VPATH issues and modify check target to support parallel builds and
    changes in automake 1.13 test harness.
  * Remove all sysvinit compatibility.
  * fix powerpc detection
  * Current version does support ARM, remove the ExcludeArch need network and
    can use PrivateNetwork=yes
  * Add online tests based on AIS-31
  * Fix install target, move to bin and eliminate script if not daemon, now use
    sysv and systemd templates
  * use -F with no arguments in haveged.service
  * build with -fpie
  * Use Service type "simple" in systemd unit
  * fix build on ia64, s390, s390x
  * fix ppc64 build present in old versions have been fixed in different ways.
  * run spec cleaner
  * Link with full RELRO (-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now)
  * add systemd support
  * Drop as much capabilitites as possible using libcap-ng
  * I meant Enhances not Supplements
  * Implement hack to start by default only in VMs
  * use O_CLOEXEC on fds
  * add proper Requires(pre)
  * add a SUSE standard init script

## 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 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2009=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2009=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-2009=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2009=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * haveged-debugsource-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-devel-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * haveged-debugsource-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-devel-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * haveged-debugsource-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-devel-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * haveged-debugsource-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * libhavege2-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-devel-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1
    * haveged-debuginfo-1.9.14-150600.11.6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41054.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264086

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