SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:21801-1 (emacs)

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SUSE-SU-2026:21801-1: moderate: Security update for emacs
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Wed, 27 May 2026 12:33:56 -0000
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# Security update for emacs

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21801-1  
Release Date: 2026-05-16T08:40:09Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1262007
  * bsc#1262611

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-6861

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-6861 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-6861 ( SUSE ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-6861 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2026-6861 ( NVD ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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 and has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for emacs fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-6861: memory corruption when processing specially crafted SVG CSS
    data (bsc#1262611).
  * Build with tree-sitter-0.26.8 security update (bsc#1262007).

## 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 for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-755=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-755=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * emacs-x11-30.2-160000.2.1
    * etags-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-nox-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-x11-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-eln-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-nox-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-30.2-160000.2.1
    * etags-30.2-160000.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * emacs-el-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-info-30.2-160000.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * emacs-x11-30.2-160000.2.1
    * etags-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-nox-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-x11-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-eln-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-nox-debuginfo-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-30.2-160000.2.1
    * etags-30.2-160000.2.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    * emacs-el-30.2-160000.2.1
    * emacs-info-30.2-160000.2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6861.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262007
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262611



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