Security update for yelp

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:2169-1
Release Date: 2025-11-26T14:47:36Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-3155 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-3155 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-3155 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for yelp fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-3155: JavaScript code execution and arbitrary file read through specially crafted help files and ghelp scheme URLs (bsc#1240688).

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-2025-2169=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libyelp0-debuginfo-3.20.1-7.3.1
    • libyelp0-3.20.1-7.3.1
    • yelp-debugsource-3.20.1-7.3.1
    • yelp-devel-3.20.1-7.3.1
    • yelp-debuginfo-3.20.1-7.3.1
    • yelp-3.20.1-7.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • yelp-lang-3.20.1-7.3.1

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