Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:1438-1
Release Date:	2025-05-02T13:44:22Z
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1241453 bsc#1241551
Cross-References:	CVE-2025-32414 CVE-2025-32415
CVSS scores:	CVE-2025-32414 ( SUSE ): 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L CVE-2025-32414 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2025-32414 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2025-32414 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2025-32415 ( SUSE ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2025-32415 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2025-32415 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:	Basesystem Module 15-SP6 openSUSE Leap 15.5 openSUSE Leap 15.6 Python 3 Module 15-SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 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 two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2025-32414: Fixed an out-of-bounds read when parsing text via the Python API. (bsc#1241551)
• CVE-2025-32415: Fixed a crafted XML document may lead to a heap-based buffer under-read. (bsc#1241453)

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 15.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1438=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1438=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-1438=1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1438=1
• Python 3 Module 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-1438=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
  • libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
  • libxml2-devel-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
  • libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
  • libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
• Python 3 Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
  • python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32414.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32415.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241453
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241551