ESBA-2026:0178: Moderate: SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS Moderate: glibc security update

[Update Advisories for SUSE Liberty Linux]

# Moderate: glibc security update

Announcement ID: ESBA-2026:0178
Rating: Moderate

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-5450



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-5450 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-5450 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:

  * SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS


An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly. 
  Security Fix(es): glibc: Improved fix to Heap Buffer Overflow in `scanf` with `%mc` format specifier and large width (CVE-2026-5450) 
  

## Package List:

  * SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS:
    * glibc 2.17-326.el7_9.7
    * glibc-common 2.17-326.el7_9.7
    * glibc-devel 2.17-326.el7_9.7
    * glibc-headers 2.17-326.el7_9.7
    * glibc-static 2.17-326.el7_9.7
    * glibc-utils 2.17-326.el7_9.7
    * nscd 2.17-326.el7_9.7

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5450.html