This update for libsodium fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2025-15444: fixed cryptographic bypass via improper elliptic curve point
validation (bsc#1256070).
## 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 5.2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-223=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-223=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-223=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* libsodium-debugsource-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-debuginfo-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* libsodium-debugsource-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-debuginfo-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libsodium-debugsource-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium-devel-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-debuginfo-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
* libsodium23-32bit-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-32bit-debuginfo-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* libsodium-debugsource-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-debuginfo-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* libsodium23-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* libsodium-debugsource-1.0.18-150000.4.11.1
*...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1256070
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15444.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256070
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