Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4104-1
Release Date: 2025-11-14T10:04:07Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-8732 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-8732 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-8732 ( NVD ): 1.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-8732 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-9714 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-9714 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-9714 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-9714 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • 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 libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-9714: Fixed infinite recursion at exsltDynMapFunction function in libexslt/dynamic.c (bsc#1249076)
  • CVE-2025-8732: Fixed infinite recursion in catalog parsing functions when processing malformed SGML catalog files (bsc#1247850)

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 Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-4104=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.93.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.93.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.93.1

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