SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:0220-1 (openbabel)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:0220-1: moderate: Security update for openbabel
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Sun, 28 Jun 2026 03:04:42 +0200
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   openSUSE Security Update: Security update for openbabel
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2026:0220-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1258501 
Cross-References:   CVE-2026-2704
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for openbabel fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2026-2704: bounds-check the transform3d DescribeAsString() matrix
     scan to fix an
     out-of-bounds read on crafted CIF input (boo#1258501)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security 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 Backports SLE-15-SP7:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-220=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libinchi0-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1
      libopenbabel5-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1
      openbabel-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1
      openbabel-devel-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1
      python3-openbabel-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64_ilp32):

      libinchi0-64bit-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1
      libopenbabel5-64bit-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (x86_64):

      libinchi0-32bit-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1
      libopenbabel5-32bit-2.4.1-bp157.2.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2704.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1258501