SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libraw (SUSE-SU-2026:1438-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 307424

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1438-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-20911: heap-based buffer overflow in `HuffTable::initval`(bsc#1261673).
- CVE-2026-21413: heap-based buffer overflow in `lossless_jpeg_load_raw` (bsc#1261674).
- CVE-2026-24660: heap-based buffer overflow in `x3f_load_huffman` (bsc#1261676).

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

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

Solution

Update the affected libraw16 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 307424

File Name: suse_SU-2026-1438-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/18/2026

Updated: 4/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24660

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libraw16, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20911, CVE-2026-21413, CVE-2026-24660

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:1438-1

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