Security update for perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03193-1
Release Date: 2025-09-12T10:20:19Z
Rating: critical
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-40929 ( SUSE ): 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-40929 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-40929 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-40929: integer buffer overflow causing a segmentation fault when parsing crafted JSON (bsc#1249331).

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 Package Hub 15 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-3193=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.380.0-150700.3.3.1
    • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS-debuginfo-4.380.0-150700.3.3.1
    • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS-debugsource-4.380.0-150700.3.3.1

References: