SUSE-SU-2026:2720-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

SUSE-SU-2026:2720-1

HIGH8.8

Security update for dracut

Published Jul 1, 2026

Modified 1 weeks ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for dracut fixes the following issue

CVE-2026-6893: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (bsc#1268322).

Changes for dracut:

Update to version 055+suse.365.g79144c5:

fix(network-legacy): sanitize DHCP values in dhclient-script.sh (bsc#1268322, CVE-2026-6893)
fix(network-legacy): add input validation to RFC 3442 route parser

Affected Packages

dracut

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Fixed in:

055+suse.365.g79144c5-150400.3.49.1

dracut-fips

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Fixed in:

055+suse.365.g79144c5-150400.3.49.1

dracut-ima

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS

Fixed in:

055+suse.365.g79144c5-150400.3.49.1

dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSSUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Fixed in:

055+suse.365.g79144c5-150400.3.49.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1268322

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-July/047850.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893/

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

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20262720-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

AdjacentAV:A

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Upstream

Ecosystems(8)

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

Timeline

PublishedJul 1, 2026

ModifiedJul 1, 2026