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<h1>Security update for dracut</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:2803-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-07-08T19:31:32Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268322">bsc#1268322</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-2026-6893.html">CVE-2026-6893</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6893</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6893</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6893</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6893</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6</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 dracut fixes the following issue</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-6893: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (bsc#1268322).</li>
</ul>
<p>Changes for dracut:</p>
<ul>
<li>Update to version 059+suse.565.g682306ec5:</li>
<li>fix(network-legacy): sanitize DHCP values in dhclient-script.sh (bsc#1268322, CVE-2026-6893)</li>
<li>fix(network-legacy): add input validation to RFC 3442 route parser</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 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2803=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-2803=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP6-2026-2803=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-2803=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>dracut-tools-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-extra-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-ima-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debuginfo-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debugsource-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-fips-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>dracut-debuginfo-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debugsource-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>dracut-ima-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debuginfo-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debugsource-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-fips-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>dracut-ima-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debuginfo-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-debugsource-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
<li>dracut-fips-059+suse.565.g682306ec5-150600.3.29.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268322">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268322</a>
</li>
</ul>
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