SUSE-SU-2026:3872-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263872-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3872-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2026:3872-1
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Published
2026-08-28T17:57:11Z
Modified
2026-09-10T18:23:41Z
Summary
Security update for libcares2
Details

This update for libcares2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-33630: Use-after-free / double-free in c-ares query-completion handling, remotely triggerable via ares_getaddrinfo() over TCP (bsc#1270416).
  • CVE-2026-69184: CPU-exhaustion denial of service via unbounded DNS name compression pointer chains (bsc#1276290).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS / libcares2

Package

Name
libcares2
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libcares2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.1-9.24.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libcares-devel":  "1.9.1-9.24.1",
            "libcares2":  "1.9.1-9.24.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3872-1.json"

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 / libcares2

Package

Name
libcares2
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libcares2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.1-9.24.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libcares-devel":  "1.9.1-9.24.1",
            "libcares2":  "1.9.1-9.24.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3872-1.json"