Security update for gnuplot

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01805-1
Release Date: 2025-06-03T11:57:54Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-31178 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31178 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31179 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31179 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31181 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31181 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-3359 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-3359 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-3359 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gnuplot fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-31178: unvalidated user input leads to segmentation fault on GetAnnotateString (bsc#1240327).
  • CVE-2025-31179: improper verification of time values leads to segmentation fault on xstrftime (bsc#1240328).
  • CVE-2025-31181: double fclose() call leads to segmentation fault on X11_graphics (bsc#1240330).
  • CVE-2025-3359: out-of-bounds read when parsing font names may lead to a segmentation fault (bsc#1241684).

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 Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1805=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • gnuplot-4.6.5-3.9.1
    • gnuplot-debuginfo-4.6.5-3.9.1
    • gnuplot-debugsource-4.6.5-3.9.1

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