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SUSE-SU-2026:3241-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceSUSE-SU-2026:3241-1

SUSE-SU-2026:3241-1

HIGH7.1

Security update for gzip

Published Jul 24, 2026

Modified 2 months ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for gzip fixes the following issue:

CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not available in the user's PATH (bsc#1269622).

Affected Packages

gzip

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSSUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5

Fixed in:

1.10-4.17.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1269622

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-July/027842.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41991/

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

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263241-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Upstream

Ecosystems

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5

Timeline

PublishedJul 24, 2026

ModifiedJul 24, 2026