Security update for glib2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4441-1
Release Date: 2025-12-17T16:15:24Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-13601 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-13601 ( NVD ): 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-14087 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-14087 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-14087 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-14512 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-14512 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-14512 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for glib2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-14512: integer overflow in the GIO escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious files or remote filesystem attribute values can lead to denial-of-service (bsc#1254878).
  • CVE-2025-14087: buffer underflow in the GVariant parser bytestring_parse() and string_parse() functions when processing attacker-influenced data may lead to crash or code execution (bsc#1254662).
  • CVE-2025-13601: heap-based buffer overflow in the g_escape_uri_string() function when processing strings with a large number of unacceptable characters may lead to crash or code execution (bsc#1254297).

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-2025-4441=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-4441=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • glib2-devel-static-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-devel-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-tools-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-debugsource-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • glib2-lang-2.48.2-12.52.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libgthread-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • glib2-devel-static-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-devel-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-tools-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-debugsource-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libglib-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgthread-2_0-0-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-32bit-2.48.2-12.52.1
    • glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.48.2-12.52.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • glib2-lang-2.48.2-12.52.1

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