SUSE-SU-2026:3997-1

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    SUSE-SU-2026:3997-1

    Published: 7 Sept 2026Last Modified: 13 Sept 2026

    Summary: Security update for dracut

    Details: This update for dracut fixes the following issues: Update to version 059+suse.730.g73d3411aa. - CVE-2026-6893: improper handling and escaping of DHCP options can lead to command injection and root code execution within the `initramfs` (bsc#1268322). - CVE-2026-16445: improper handling and escaping of DHCP options can lead to command injection and root code execution within the `initramfs` during system boot (bsc#1273580). Changes for dracut: - Update to version 059+suse.730.g73d3411aa: * fix(network-legacy): sanitize values written to /tmp/net.${netif}.override * fix(network-legacy): sanitize values written to /tmp/net.${netif}.gw * fix(network-legacy): sanitize values written to /tmp/net.${netif}.hostname * fix(network-legacy): strip DHCP-supplied domain to a safe charset

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263997-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1268322, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1273580, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16445, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dracut

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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