SUSE SLES15 Security Update : opensc (SUSE-SU-2026:2657-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 323240

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2657-1 advisory.

This update for opensc fixes the following issues

- CVE-2025-49010: stack-buffer-overflow via crafted smart card or USB device responses (bsc#1261214).
- CVE-2025-66037: crafted input can cause an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1261218).
- CVE-2025-66038: improper compact-TLV length validation can lead to crash or unexpected behavior (bsc#1261219).
- CVE-2025-66215: crafted smart card or USB device can cause a stack-buffer-overflow write (bsc#1261220).
- CVE-2026-10275: global buffer overflow during key pair generation tests due to missing input validation (bsc#1267246).
- CVE-2026-40528: stack and heap buffer overrun in the `do_key_value()` function due to missing length check allows for memory corruption via a crafted profile configuration file (bsc#1266963).

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 opensc package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 323240

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2657-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/27/2026

Updated: 6/27/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-10275

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40528

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1

Threat Score: 0.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40528

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49010, CVE-2025-66037, CVE-2025-66038, CVE-2025-66215, CVE-2026-10275, CVE-2026-40528

IAVA: 2026-A-0303

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2657-1

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