openSUSE 16 Security Update : localsearch (openSUSE-SU-2026:20821-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 318134

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-2026:20821-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-1764: Fixed a heap buffer overflow leads to denial of service or information disclosure when parsing MP3 files. (bsc#1257606)
- CVE-2026-1765: Fixed a Denial of Service and potential information disclosure via crafted MP3 files.
(bsc#1257607)
- CVE-2026-1766: Fixed a Denial of Service and information disclosure via malformed MP3 files.
(bsc#1257608)
- CVE-2026-1767: Fixed a heap buffer overflow leading to denial of service or information disclosure via malformed MP3 ID3 tags. (bsc#1257609)

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 localsearch and / or localsearch-lang packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257606

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257607

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257608

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1257609

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1764

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1765

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1767

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 318134

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20821-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/1/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1767

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:localsearch-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:localsearch

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: 5/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1764, CVE-2026-1765, CVE-2026-1766, CVE-2026-1767