Security update for gnutls

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0862-1
Release Date: 2026-03-11T10:00:10Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-14831 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-14831 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-14831 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gnutls fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-14831: excessive resource consumption when verifying specially crafted malicious certificates containing a large number of name constraints and subject alternative names (SANs) (bsc#1257960).

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 Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-862=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-862=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-862=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-862=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • gnutls-debugsource-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • gnutls-debugsource-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gnutls-debugsource-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libgnutlsxx28-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutlsxx-devel-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls-devel-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-debugsource-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutlsxx28-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-guile-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • gnutls-guile-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • libgnutls-devel-32bit-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-32bit-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-32bit-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-32bit-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libgnutls30-64bit-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-64bit-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls-devel-64bit-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1
    • libgnutls30-64bit-3.7.3-150400.4.56.1

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