# SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1: Security update for gpg2

> Attackers can exploit path traversal in GnuPG literal data handling to read or modify files, requiring user interaction to process malicious data.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2026

## What is SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1?

SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1 is a path traversal vulnerability in gpg2, published on 27 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This update for gpg2 fixes the following issues:

Security fix:

- Fixed GnuPG accepting Path Separators and Path Traversals 
  in Literal Data (bsc#1256389)

## Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gpg2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | All versions | 2.2.27-150300.3.19.1 |
| `gpg2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.2.27-150300.3.19.1 |
| `gpg2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.2.27-150300.3.19.1 |
| `gpg2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 2.2.27-150300.3.19.1 |

## How do I fix SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1 is a path traversal vulnerability in gpg2, published on 27 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: gpg2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2026-0694-1/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2026-0694-1/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0694-1

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