openSUSE-SU-2026:21749-1

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Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2026:21749-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/openSUSE-SU-2026:21749-1
Upstream
CVE (2)
Related
CVE (2)
Published
2026-09-03T16:40:31Z
Modified
2026-09-09T18:23:13Z
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

Affected packages

openSUSE:Leap 16.0 / dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dracut&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
059+suse.730.g73d3411aa-160000.1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "dracut":  "059+suse.730.g73d3411aa-160000.1.1",
            "dracut-extra":  "059+suse.730.g73d3411aa-160000.1.1",
            "dracut-fips":  "059+suse.730.g73d3411aa-160000.1.1",
            "dracut-ima":  "059+suse.730.g73d3411aa-160000.1.1",
            "dracut-tools":  "059+suse.730.g73d3411aa-160000.1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2026:21749-1.json"