Security update for xz

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1137-1
Release Date: 2025-04-03T15:11:09Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-31115 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-31115 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xz fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-31115: Fixed heap use after free and writing to an address based on the null pointer plus an offset (bsc#1240414)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1137=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1137=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1137=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • xz-devel-32bit-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-32bit-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-32bit-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • xz-static-devel-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-devel-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-debugsource-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • xz-lang-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • liblzma5-64bit-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-devel-64bit-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-64bit-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • xz-static-devel-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-devel-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-debugsource-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • xz-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • xz-lang-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • liblzma5-32bit-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1
    • liblzma5-32bit-debuginfo-5.4.1-150600.3.3.1

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