Security update for libxslt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1494-1
Release Date: 2025-05-06T23:46:16Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-55549 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-55549 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-24855 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-24855 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/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 two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-24855: Fixed use-after-free of XPath context node (bsc#1239625)
  • CVE-2024-55549: Fixed use-after-free related to excluded namespaces (bsc#1239637)

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-2025-1494=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1494=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxslt-tools-debuginfo-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-debugsource-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-devel-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt1-debuginfo-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-tools-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt1-1.1.28-17.18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libxslt1-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt1-32bit-1.1.28-17.18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libxslt1-debuginfo-32bit-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-tools-debuginfo-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-debugsource-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-devel-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt1-debuginfo-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt1-32bit-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt-tools-1.1.28-17.18.1
    • libxslt1-1.1.28-17.18.1

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