Security update for curl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20144-1
Release Date: 2025-03-12T10:46:56Z
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-0167 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-0167 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-0167 ( NVD ): 3.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-0725 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-0725 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-0725 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 two vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2025-0725: Fixed gzip integer overflow (bsc#1236590)
  • CVE-2025-0167: Fixed netrc and default credential leak (bsc#1236588)

Other issues fixed:

  • Make sure the TLS handshake after a successful STARTTLS command is fully done before further sending/receiving on the connection. (bsc#1235151)

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-6.0-239=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • curl-8.6.0-6.1
    • libcurl4-debuginfo-8.6.0-6.1
    • curl-debugsource-8.6.0-6.1
    • libcurl4-8.6.0-6.1
    • curl-debuginfo-8.6.0-6.1

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