Security update for perl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20456-1
Release Date: 2025-07-01T11:42:13Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-40909 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-40909 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-40909: Fixed a working directory race condition causing file operations to target unintended paths (bsc#1244079)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-372=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • perl-debuginfo-5.38.2-4.1
    • perl-base-5.38.2-4.1
    • perl-5.38.2-4.1
    • perl-base-debuginfo-5.38.2-4.1
    • perl-debugsource-5.38.2-4.1

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