SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:2481-1 (openvswitch)

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SUSE-SU-2026:2481-1: important: Security update for openvswitch
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# Security update for openvswitch

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2481-1  
Release Date: 2026-06-22T10:55:16Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1262498
  * bsc#1262499

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-5265
  * CVE-2026-5367

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-5265 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-5265 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-5367 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-5367 ( NVD ):  8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for openvswitch fixes the following issues

  * CVE-2026-5265: heap over-read in ICMP error response generation
    (bsc#1262498).
  * CVE-2026-5367: heap over-read in OVN DHCPv6 client ID processing
    (bsc#1262499).

## 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 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-2481=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-2481=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-2481=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-2481=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-2481=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2481=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-2481=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * ovn-doc-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-doc-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * openvswitch-devel-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-debugsource-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libopenvswitch-2_14-0-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-host-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-debuginfo-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-test-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-pki-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * python3-ovs-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * libovn-20_06-0-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-ipsec-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-vtep-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-docker-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-central-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * ovn-devel-20.06.2-150400.24.35.1
    * openvswitch-vtep-debuginfo-2.14.2-150400.24.35.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5265.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5367.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262498
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262499



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