RHSA-2026:84595

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-10-19 00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-19 17:19
Summary
security update for cockpit-files
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for cockpit-files
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2026:84595. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84595.
Patchnames: RHSA-2026:84595
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-2026-91202
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9:cockpit-files-0:36.1-1.el9_8.noarch —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
CVE-2026-91205
Affected products
Recommended 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2026-91202
Threats
Impact moderate
References
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