SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263599-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-15816
Related
  • CVE-2026-15816
Published
2026-08-12T11:53:32Z
Modified
2026-08-13T09:30:16Z
Summary
Security update for dracut
Details

This update for dracut fixes the following issue:

Update to version 055+suse.367.g85633e8.

Securitys issue fixed:

  • CVE-2026-15816: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency-hook script in die() (bsc#1274432).

Other updates and bugfixes:

  • Fix(base): sanitize message written by die() to the emergency hook.
  • Feat(base): add escape function implementing printf %q.
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS
dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dracut": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-fips": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-ima": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS
dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dracut": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-fips": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-ima": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dracut": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-fips": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dracut": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-fips": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS
dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dracut": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-fips": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-ima": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "dracut": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-fips": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-ima": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1",
            "dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated": "055+suse.367.g85633e8-150400.3.52.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1.json"