Security update for colord

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4483-1
Release Date: 2025-12-18T12:29:31Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-42523 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-42523 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for colord fixes the following issues:

  • Rework fix for CVE-2021-42523 to avoid invalid pointer error during certain installations (bsc#1250750).

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-2025-4483=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-4483=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libcolord2-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolorhug2-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • colord-debuginfo-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord2-debuginfo-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord-devel-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • colord-debugsource-1.3.3-13.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libcolord2-32bit-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord2-debuginfo-32bit-1.3.3-13.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libcolord2-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord2-debuginfo-32bit-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolorhug2-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • colord-debuginfo-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord2-32bit-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord2-debuginfo-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolord-devel-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.3.3-13.9.2
    • colord-debugsource-1.3.3-13.9.2

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