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<h1>Security update for glibc</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:2987-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-07-14T14:37:38Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263656">bsc#1263656</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263658">bsc#1263658</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5435.html">CVE-2026-5435</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6238.html">CVE-2026-6238</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-5435</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">4.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-5435</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-5435</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6238</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">4.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6238</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-6238</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L</span>
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</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5</li>
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<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for glibc fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-5435: resolv: More types as unknown in ns_sprintrrf (bsc#1263656, BZ #34033)</li>
<li>resolv: Check for inet_ntop failure in ns_sprintrrf</li>
<li>CVE-2026-6238: resolv: Fix buffer overreads in ns_sprintrrf (bsc#1263658, BZ #34069)</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:
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<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-2987=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>glibc-devel-static-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-profile-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>nscd-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-locale-debuginfo-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>nscd-debuginfo-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-profile-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-locale-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-devel-debuginfo-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-devel-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-debugsource-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-devel-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-locale-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-locale-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-32bit-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-debuginfo-2.22-114.49.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
<ul>
<li>glibc-info-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-i18ndata-2.22-114.49.1</li>
<li>glibc-html-2.22-114.49.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5435.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5435.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6238.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6238.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263656">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263656</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263658">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263658</a>
</li>
</ul>
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