Security update for libxslt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20277-1
Release Date: 2025-04-22T13:46:13Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-40403 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-40403 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • 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 Micro 6.1

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-24855: Fix use-after-free of XPath context node (bsc#1239625)
  • CVE-2024-55549: Fix UAF related to excluded namespaces (bsc#1239637)
  • CVE-2023-40403: Make generate-id() deterministic (bsc#1238591)

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 Micro 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-77=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxslt1-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • libexslt0-debuginfo-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • libxslt-debugsource-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • libexslt0-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_2.1
    • libxslt1-debuginfo-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_2.1

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