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Jul 23, 2026

Rocky Linux cifs-utils Important RLSA-2026-39575 Local Privilege Escalation

An important update for cifs-utils on Rocky Linux 8 addresses security vulnerabilities, including a local privilege escalation issue, while also providing bug fixes and enhancements.
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openSUSE
security advisorymoderate
Jul 23, 2026

openSUSE ImageMagick Critical Policy Bypass Heap Overflow Fix 2026-21391-1

openSUSE has released a security update for ImageMagick addressing 11 vulnerabilities, including policy bypasses and memory issues, affecting openSUSE Leap 16.0. Patch installation is recommended.
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openSUSE
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Jul 23, 2026

openSUSE Kernel Important Security Vulnerabilities Fix 2026-21388-1

openSUSE released a security update addressing 255 vulnerabilities in its kernel, improving system security and stability across several affected products, prompting users to apply the latest patches.
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Jul 23, 2026

openSUSE Leap 16.0 libgcrypt Moderate Denial of Service Vuln 2026-21387-1

openSUSE has released a security update for libgcrypt addressing CVE-2026-41989, which could cause a denial of service, along with one bug fix for openSUSE Leap 16.0.
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openSUSE
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Jul 23, 2026

openSUSE Leap 16.0 gpg2 Low CMS Parsing Issue 2026-21385-1

openSUSE released a security update for gpg2 addressing CVE-2026-57062, resolving a vulnerability in CMS parsing for AES-GCM on openSUSE Leap 16.0, along with a bug fix.

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