openSUSE Leap 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:02222-1 moderate libgepub overflow issue
opensuse
July 4, 2025
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Description
This update for libgepub fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2025-6196: Fixed an integer overflow in the EPUB archive handling code
that can leads to massive memory allocation and application crash.
(bsc#1244704)
Topics Covered
Patch
## 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-2025-2222=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2222=1
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2222=1
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2222=1
Package List
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* libgepub-0_7-0-debuginfo-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-devel-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-debugsource-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-0_7-0-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* typelib-1_0-Gepub-0_7-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libgepub-devel-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-0_7-0-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-debugsource-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libgepub-0_7-0-debuginfo-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-0_7-0-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-devel-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
* libgepub-debugsource-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
References
* bsc#1244704
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6196.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244704
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02222-1
Release Date: 2025-07-04T08:44:53Z
Affected Products:
* 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
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
Topics Covered
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