SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1 (busybox)

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SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1: important: Security update for busybox
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# Security update for busybox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0236-1  
Release Date: 2026-01-22T12:25:56Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1236670
  * bsc#1241661
  * bsc#1247779
  * bsc#1249237
  * bsc#1253245

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-46394
  * CVE-2025-60876

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-46394 ( SUSE ):  5.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( SUSE ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( NVD ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( NVD ):  3.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-60876 ( SUSE ):  8.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-60876 ( SUSE ):  8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-60876 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has three security fixes can now
be installed.

## Description:

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

Security issues:

  * CVE-2025-46394: Fixed tar hidden files via escape sequence (CVE-2025-46394,
    bsc#1241661)
  * CVE-2025-60876: Fixed HTTP request header injection in wget (CVE-2025-60876,
    bsc#1253245)

Other issues:

  * Set CONFIG_FIRST_SYSTEM_ID to 201 to avoid confclict (bsc#1236670)
  * Fixed unshare -mrpf sh core dump on ppc64le (bsc#1249237)
  * Fixed adduser inside containers on an SELinux host (bsc#1247779)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-236=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-236=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-236=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-236=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-236=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-236=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-236=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-236=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * busybox-policycoreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-tar-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-udhcpc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-selinux-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-findutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-time-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-netcat-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-ncurses-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-ed-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-adduser-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-links-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-traceroute-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-misc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-net-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-unzip-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-util-linux-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-iproute2-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sharutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-whois-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-tftp-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-kbd-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-cpio-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-grep-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-patch-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-bind-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-vlan-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-iputils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sendmail-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-attr-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-xz-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-gzip-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-hostname-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-kmod-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sed-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-psmisc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-dos2unix-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sha3sum-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-which-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-gawk-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-tunctl-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-diffutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-telnet-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sysvinit-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-hexedit-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-syslogd-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-procps-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sh-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-coreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-vi-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-bzip2-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-less-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-man-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-bc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-wget-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-testsuite-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-debuginfo-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-debuginfo-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-debugsource-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-warewulf3-debuginfo-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-testsuite-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * busybox-policycoreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-tar-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-udhcpc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-selinux-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-findutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-time-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-netcat-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-ncurses-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-ed-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-adduser-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-links-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-traceroute-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-misc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-net-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-unzip-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-util-linux-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-iproute2-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sharutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-whois-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-tftp-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-kbd-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-cpio-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-grep-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-patch-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-bind-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-vlan-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-iputils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sendmail-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-attr-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-xz-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-gzip-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-hostname-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-kmod-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sed-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-psmisc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-dos2unix-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sha3sum-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-which-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-gawk-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-tunctl-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-diffutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-telnet-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sysvinit-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-hexedit-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-syslogd-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-procps-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-sh-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-coreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-vi-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-bzip2-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-less-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-man-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-bc-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
    * busybox-wget-1.37.0-150500.7.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.14.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46394.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-60876.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236670
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241661
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247779
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249237
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253245



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