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openSUSE 16 Security Update : freeciv (openSUSE-SU-2026:20423-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 304224

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:20423-1 advisory.

 Changes in freeciv:

 - freeciv 3.2.4:
 * CVE-2026-33250: Fix a vulnerability allowing remote crashing of the server (boo#1260036)
 * SDL2 client: Fix crash on selecting nation style or nation
 - includes changes from version 3.2.3:
 * Restore server to sane state after savegame loading failures
 * Assert unit goto tile validity rather than outright crashing
 * Improvements to AI players
 * Client UI tweaks and bug fixes
 * translation updates

 - freeciv 3.2.2, a compatible general bugfix release:
 * Fix backward compatibility in loading unit actions from a savegame
 * Fix crashes after continuing game from a savegame
 * Fix an error after player is added mid-game
 * Fix various crashes in client, and client UI tweaks

 - freeciv 3.2.1, a compatible general bugfix release:
 * Fixes for units carrying goods
 * Fix no city being considered capital for a turn after savegame loading
 * Corrected what situations make it impossible to airlift a unit
 * Fix culture victory with very high values of culture
 * Client UI and crash fixes

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1248258

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1260036

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33250

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 304224

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20423-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/29/2026

Updated: 3/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33250

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freeciv-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freeciv-gtk4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freeciv-gtk3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freeciv-sdl2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freeciv-qt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freeciv

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33250