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openSUSE 16 Security Update : hashcat (openSUSE-SU-2026:22138-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 370427
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-2026:22138-1 advisory.Changes in hashcat:
Update to snapshot v7.1.2-942-gef3508ed8:
* Addressed CVE-2026-68768 [boo#1276256], CVE-2026-68767 [boo#1276255], CVE-2026-68766 [boo#1276254]
* Feed plugins and attack-mode 8
* Probability-ordered PCFG and targeted hints in attack-mode 4
* Device-accelerated table attacks in attack-mode 5
* Wordlists inside masks with attack-mode 12
* Account-aware association in attack-mode 9
* Seekable wordlists and one cache location
* A brain server built for large sessions
* Rules in every attack-mode
* A Python bridge that uses every CPU thread
Update to release 7.1.2:
* New algorithms: AS/400 DES, AS/400 SHA1, Cisco-ISE SHA256, LUKS2-Argon2i KDF, KeePass KDBX v4, SAP CODVN H SHA512, sm3crypt, BLAKE2b-256, MD6, sha224
- Use BUILD_MODE=cross to not optimize for build machine CPU (boo#1248352)
Update to release 7.0.0:
* Full release notes at /usr/share/doc/packages/hashcat/docs/releases_notes_v7.0.0.md
* Assimilation Bridge: Integrate external resources like CPUs, FPGAs, embedded interpreters, and more into the cracking pipeline.
* Python Bridge Plugin: Rapidly implement hash-matching logic in Python. No recompilation needed, supports multithreading and rule engine by default.
* Virtual Backend Devices: Internally partitions physical GPUs into multiple logical devices for better bridge integration and async workloads.
* Hash-Mode Autodetection: Omit the -m flag and let Hashcat detect the hash-mode, or use --identify to list possibilities.
* 58 new application-specific hash types, including Argon2, MetaMask, Microsoft Online Account, SNMPv3, GPG, OpenSSH, and LUKS2
* 17 new generic hash constructions used in real-world web apps and protocols
* 11 new primitives added to the crypto library, improving reuse and plugin development
* 20 new tools to extract hashes from popular sources, including APFS, Virtualbox, BitLocker, and various wallet formats
* Complete refactor of the autotuning engine for better device utilization
* Major rewrite of memory management to eliminate previous 4GB allocation caps and enable full memory usage across devices
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 hashcat, hashcat-devel and / or libhashcat7 packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1248352
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276254
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276255
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1276256
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68766
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 370427
File Name: openSUSE-2026-22138-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/22/2026
Updated: 10/22/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 58.29
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-68766
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Threat Score: 5.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hashcat-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hashcat, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhashcat7
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: 10/19/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2026