SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:0221-1 (xtrabackup)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:0221-1: moderate: Security update for xtrabackup
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Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:04:44 +0200
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   openSUSE Security Update: Security update for xtrabackup
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2026:0221-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1244285 
Cross-References:   CVE-2025-5918
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2025-5918 (SUSE): 2.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for xtrabackup fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2025-5918: embedded libarchive: Reading past EOF may be triggered
     for piped file streams (boo#1244285)


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-2026-221=1



Package List:

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

      xtrabackup-2.4.26-bp157.2.6.1
      xtrabackup-test-2.4.26-bp157.2.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244285