Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:1439-1
Release Date:	2025-05-02T13:44:43Z
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:	openSUSE Leap 15.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

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 15.6
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1439=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2025-1439=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-1439=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-1439=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
  • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.79.1

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