{"id":"SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1","summary":"Security update for dracut","details":"This update for dracut fixes the following issue:\n\nUpdate to version 055+suse.404.gc96044c.\n\nSecuritys issue fixed:\n\n- CVE-2026-15816: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency-hook script in `die()`\n  (bsc#1274432).\n\nOther updates and bugfixes:\n\n- Fix(base): sanitize message written by `die()` to the emergency hook.\n- Feat(base): add escape function implementing `printf %q`.\n","modified":"2026-08-14T18:15:07.251794024Z","published":"2026-08-13T17:58:45Z","related":["CVE-2026-15816"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-15816"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263611-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1274432"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15816"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-fips":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-ima":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-fips":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-fips":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-ima":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-fips":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-ima":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-fips":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-ima":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1","dracut":"055+suse.404.gc96044c-150500.3.44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}