Security update for fetchmail

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3845-1
Release Date: 2025-10-28T16:43:04Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-61962 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-61962 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for fetchmail fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-61962: fixed a denial of service condition (bsc#1251194)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3845=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3845=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3845=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3845=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-3845=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-3845=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    • fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1

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