Security update for squid

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20078-1
Release Date: 2026-01-14T08:39:17Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-59362 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-59362 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-59362 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-62168 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-62168 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-62168 ( NVD ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-62168 ( 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 Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for squid fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-62168: failure to redact HTTP authentication credentials in error handling leads to the disclosure of credentials a trusted client uses to authenticate (bsc#1252281).
  • CVE-2025-59362: SNMP message processing component of Squid Cache can lead to stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1250627).

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 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-136=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-136=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • squid-debugsource-6.12-160000.3.1
    • squid-debuginfo-6.12-160000.3.1
    • squid-6.12-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • squid-debugsource-6.12-160000.3.1
    • squid-debuginfo-6.12-160000.3.1
    • squid-6.12-160000.3.1

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