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SUSE-SU-2026:1655-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceSUSE-SU-2026:1655-1

SUSE-SU-2026:1655-1

MEDIUM5.5

Security update for polkit

Published Apr 29, 2026

Modified 1 months ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for polkit fixes the following issue:

CVE-2026-4897: Fixed possible OOM condition via specially crafted input to polkit-agent-helper-1 (bsc#1260859).

Affected Packages

libpolkit0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Fixed in:

0.116-150200.3.18.1

polkit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Fixed in:

0.116-150200.3.18.1

References

ADVISORY

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260859

ADVISORY

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-April/046108.html

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4897/

WEB

https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20261655-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

5.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Upstream

CVE-2026-4897

Ecosystems

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Timeline

PublishedApr 29, 2026

ModifiedApr 29, 2026