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openSUSE 16: PackageKit / PackageKit-backend-dnf / PackageKit-backend-zypp / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21425-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 329515

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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-2026:21425-1 advisory.

 Security issue fixed:

 - CVE-2026-10294: manipulation of the argument frontend-socket can lead to improper authorization (bsc#1267250).

 Non security issue fixed:

 - KDE Discover ignores package locks (bsc#1263252).

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/1263252

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1267250

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10294

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 329515

File Name: openSUSE-2026-21425-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/25/2026

Updated: 7/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-10294

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpackagekit-glib2-18, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpackagekit-glib2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-backend-dnf, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-backend-zypp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-branding-upstream, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-gstreamer-plugin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-gtk3-module, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:packagekit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:typelib-1_0-packagekitglib-1_0

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: 7/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-10294