shield Security update for glibc

SUSE-SLES-16.0-1157

This update for glibc fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-5435: unchecked buffer writing in TSIG handling can lead to an out-of-bounds write (bsc#1263656). - CVE-2026-6238: insufficient RDATA length validation can lead to application crashes or uninitialized memory disclosure (bsc#1263658).

• Release Date
  Jul 3 2026
• References
  Bugzilla: 1263656, 1263658
  CVEs: CVE-2026-5435, CVE-2026-6238
• Type
  security
• Severity
  moderate

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• Packages
  glibc
  Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)

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  glibc-devel
  Include Files and Libraries Mandatory for Development

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  C library static libraries for -static linking

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  Extra binaries from GNU C Library

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  Non-essential gconv modules

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  HTML Documentation for the GNU C Library

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  Database Sources for 'locale'

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  Info Files for the GNU C Library

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  Translations for package glibc

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  Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  en_US Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  Libc Profiling and Debugging Versions

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  Development utilities from the GNU C Library

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• Packages
  glibc
  Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)

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  Include Files and Libraries Mandatory for Development

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  C library static libraries for -static linking

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  glibc-extra
  Extra binaries from GNU C Library

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  Non-essential gconv modules

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  glibc-html
  HTML Documentation for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-i18ndata
  Database Sources for 'locale'

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  glibc-info
  Info Files for the GNU C Library

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  Translations for package glibc

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  Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  Libc Profiling and Debugging Versions

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  Development utilities from the GNU C Library

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 s390x

• Packages
  glibc
  Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)

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  glibc-devel
  Include Files and Libraries Mandatory for Development

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  glibc-devel-static
  C library static libraries for -static linking

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  glibc-extra
  Extra binaries from GNU C Library

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  glibc-gconv-modules-extra
  Non-essential gconv modules

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  glibc-html
  HTML Documentation for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-i18ndata
  Database Sources for 'locale'

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  glibc-info
  Info Files for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-lang
  Translations for package glibc

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  Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  en_US Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  glibc-profile
  Libc Profiling and Debugging Versions

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  glibc-utils
  Development utilities from the GNU C Library

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 ppc64le

• Packages
  glibc
  Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)

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  glibc-devel
  Include Files and Libraries Mandatory for Development

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  glibc-devel-static
  C library static libraries for -static linking

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  glibc-extra
  Extra binaries from GNU C Library

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  glibc-gconv-modules-extra
  Non-essential gconv modules

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  glibc-html
  HTML Documentation for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-i18ndata
  Database Sources for 'locale'

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  glibc-info
  Info Files for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-lang
  Translations for package glibc

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  glibc-locale
  Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  glibc-locale-base
  en_US Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  glibc-profile
  Libc Profiling and Debugging Versions

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  glibc-utils
  Development utilities from the GNU C Library

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 x86_64

• Packages
  glibc
  Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)

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  glibc-devel
  Include Files and Libraries Mandatory for Development

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  glibc-devel-static
  C library static libraries for -static linking

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  glibc-extra
  Extra binaries from GNU C Library

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  glibc-gconv-modules-extra
  Non-essential gconv modules

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  glibc-html
  HTML Documentation for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-i18ndata
  Database Sources for 'locale'

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  glibc-info
  Info Files for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-lang
  Translations for package glibc

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  glibc-locale
  Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  en_US Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  Libc Profiling and Debugging Versions

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  glibc-utils
  Development utilities from the GNU C Library

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 x86_64

• Packages
  glibc
  Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)

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  glibc-devel
  Include Files and Libraries Mandatory for Development

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  glibc-devel-static
  C library static libraries for -static linking

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  glibc-extra
  Extra binaries from GNU C Library

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  glibc-gconv-modules-extra
  Non-essential gconv modules

  2.40-160000.6.1 lock rpm

  glibc-html
  HTML Documentation for the GNU C Library

  2.40-160000.6.1 lock rpm

  glibc-i18ndata
  Database Sources for 'locale'

  2.40-160000.6.1 lock rpm

  glibc-info
  Info Files for the GNU C Library

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  glibc-lang
  Translations for package glibc

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  glibc-locale
  Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  glibc-locale-base
  en_US Locale Data for Localized Programs

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  glibc-profile
  Libc Profiling and Debugging Versions

  2.40-160000.6.1 lock rpm

  glibc-utils
  Development utilities from the GNU C Library

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