Security update for glibc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20135-1
Release Date: 2025-03-05T16:31:27Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-0395 ( SUSE ): 2.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-0395 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2025-0395 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-0395: Fixed buffer overflow in the assert() function (bsc#1236282).

Other fixes: - Fix underallocation of abort_msg_s struct - Correctly determine livepatching support - Remove nss-systemd from default nsswitch.conf (bsc#1233699)

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 Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-224=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • glibc-devel-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-debugsource-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-locale-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-locale-base-debuginfo-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-locale-base-2.38-8.1
    • glibc-debuginfo-2.38-8.1

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