openSUSE 16 Security Update : apptainer (openSUSE-SU-2026:20834-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 318066

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20834-1 advisory.

Changes in apptainer:

- Fix CVE-2026-39827, CVE-2026-39834, CVE-2026-39828, CVE-2026-39829, CVE-2026-39831, CVE-2026-42508, CVE-2026-39833, CVE-2026-39830, CVE-2026-39832, CVE-2026-46597, CVE-2026-46598, CVE-2026-46595, CVE-2026-39835 (bsc#1266202) Update golang.org/x/crypto to v0.52.0

- Fix CVE-2026-33814 GO-2026-4918 (bsc#1265844) Update golang.org/x/net to version v0.53.0
- Integrate vulnchecker into %check stage (optional).

- Sync with Factory version which also fixes CVE-2024-45310 tracked in bsc#1257432
- Readded SLE-15SP6.def as it was removed from Factory

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 apptainer and / or apptainer-leap packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 318066

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20834-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/1/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-45310

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apptainer, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apptainer-leap

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: 5/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-45310, CVE-2026-33814, CVE-2026-39827, CVE-2026-39828, CVE-2026-39829, CVE-2026-39830, CVE-2026-39831, CVE-2026-39832, CVE-2026-39833, CVE-2026-39834, CVE-2026-39835, CVE-2026-42508, CVE-2026-46595, CVE-2026-46597, CVE-2026-46598

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