SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1 Security update for docker-stable

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SUSE updated Docker to enable SELinux by default, addressing a security configuration gap in the container runtime.

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Fix
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What is SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1?

SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1 is a vulnerability in docker-stable, published on 20 Feb 2026.

Official description

This update for docker-stable fixes the following issues:

  • Enable SELinux in default daemon.json config (–selinux-enabled). This has no practical impact on non-SELinux systems (bsc#1252290).
  • Remove git-core recommends on SLE. Most SLE systems have installRecommends=yes by default and thus end up installing git with Docker (bsc#1250508).
  • Include historical changelog data from before the docker-stable fork. This includes CVE numbers for security tracking reasons (bsc#1250596).

Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1?

Linux distribution packages (2)
docker-stable SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0All versions24.0.9_ce-160000.3.1
docker-stable SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0All versions24.0.9_ce-160000.3.1

How do I fix SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2026:20585-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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