Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0747-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T16:11:50Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-56171 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-56171 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-56171 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-24928 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-24928 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-24928 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-27113 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-27113 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-27113 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-27113 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-56171: use-after-free in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables in xmlschemas.c (bsc#1237363).
  • CVE-2025-24928: stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c (bsc#1237370).
  • CVE-2025-27113: NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c (bsc#1237418).

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-2025-747=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-747=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.81.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.81.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.81.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.81.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.81.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.81.1

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