RHSA-2026:61257

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-08-31 00:00 - Updated: 2026-08-31 00:00
Summary
security update for iperf3
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for iperf3
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2026:61257. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61257.
Patchnames: RHSA-2026:61257
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2026-71217
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:iperf3-3.5-12.el8_10.1.i686 —
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:iperf3-3.5-12.el8_10.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact important
References
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