Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:0748-1
Release Date:	2025-02-28T16:14:28Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1237363 bsc#1237370 bsc#1237418
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-56171 CVE-2025-24928 CVE-2025-27113
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:	openSUSE Leap 15.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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 Micro for Rancher 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-748=1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-748=1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-2025-748=1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-748=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-748=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-748=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
  • libxml2-doc-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
  • libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-devel-64bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-64bit-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.14-150400.5.38.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56171.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24928.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27113.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237363
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237370
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237418