{"id":"SUSE-SU-2026:3997-1","summary":"Security update for dracut","details":"This update for dracut fixes the following issues:\n\nUpdate to version 059+suse.730.g73d3411aa.\n\n- CVE-2026-6893: improper handling and escaping of DHCP options can lead to command injection and root code execution\n  within the `initramfs` (bsc#1268322).\n- CVE-2026-16445: improper handling and escaping of DHCP options can lead to command injection and root code execution\n  within the `initramfs` during system boot (bsc#1273580).\n\nChanges for dracut:\n\n- Update to version 059+suse.730.g73d3411aa:\n  * fix(network-legacy): sanitize values written to /tmp/net.${netif}.override\n  * fix(network-legacy): sanitize values written to /tmp/net.${netif}.gw\n  * fix(network-legacy): sanitize values written to /tmp/net.${netif}.hostname\n  * fix(network-legacy): strip DHCP-supplied domain to a safe charset\n","modified":"2026-09-13T18:23:14.202748799Z","published":"2026-09-07T07:23:02Z","related":["CVE-2026-16445","CVE-2026-6893"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-16445","CVE-2026-6893"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20263997-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1268322"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1273580"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16445"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893"}],"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.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3997-1.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.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1","dracut-fips":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1","dracut-ima":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3997-1.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.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-fips":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1","dracut-ima":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1","dracut":"059+suse.571.g3d42218af-150600.3.35.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:3997-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}