{"id":"SUSE-SU-2026:3612-1","summary":"Security update for dracut","details":"This update for dracut fixes the following issue:\n\nUpdate to version 059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7.\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":"2026-08-14T18:15:07.205002165Z","published":"2026-08-13T17:59:06Z","related":["CVE-2026-15816"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-15816"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263612-1/"},{"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 High Availability Extension 15 SP6","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3612-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP6-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-ima":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1","dracut":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1","dracut-fips":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3612-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-ima":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1","dracut":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1","dracut-fips":"059+suse.567.gf5cfeb7f7-150600.3.32.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3612-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}