Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02547-1
Release Date: 2025-07-30T07:38:31Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-7425 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-7425: Fixed heap Use-After-Free in libxslt caused by atype corruption in xmlAttrPtr (bsc#1246296)

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2547=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2547=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.90.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.90.1

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