Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20364-1
Release Date: 2025-05-28T09:00:31Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-32414 ( SUSE ): 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
  • CVE-2025-32414 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-32414 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-32414 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-32415 ( SUSE ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-32415 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-32415 ( 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 6.1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-32414: Fixed out-of-bounds read when parsing text via the Python API (bsc#1241551).
  • CVE-2025-32415: Fixed heap-based buffer under-read via crafted XML documents (bsc#1241453).

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 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-126=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.11.6-slfo.1.1_3.1
    • libxml2-2-2.11.6-slfo.1.1_3.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.11.6-slfo.1.1_3.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.11.6-slfo.1.1_3.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.11.6-slfo.1.1_3.1

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