SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:20590-1 (autogen)

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SUSE-SU-2026:20590-1: low: Security update for autogen
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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:44:03 -0000
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# Security update for autogen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20590-1  
Release Date: 2026-02-26T09:10:10Z  
Rating: low  
References:

  * bsc#1247921

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-8746

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-8746 ( SUSE ):  4.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-8746 ( SUSE ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-8746 ( NVD ):  1.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2025-8746 ( NVD ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-8746 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for autogen fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-8746: Fixed improper input validation and memory bounds checking
    when processing certain malformed configuration files (bsc#1247921)

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-312=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-312=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libopts25-debuginfo-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autogen-debugsource-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autogen-debuginfo-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autogen-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * libopts25-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autoopts-5.18.16-160000.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libopts25-debuginfo-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autogen-debugsource-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autogen-debuginfo-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autogen-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * libopts25-5.18.16-160000.3.1
    * autoopts-5.18.16-160000.3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8746.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247921



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