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openSUSE Leap 15.x: 2025:0348-1 important: libxml2 use-after-free

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Calendar Grey February 4, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Crucial security patch released for libxml2, addressing a critical use-after-free vulnerability, implemented immediately across various SUSE platforms.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2022-49043: Fixed a use-after-free in xmlXIncludeAddNode. (bsc#1236460)

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security advisory important update libxml2 openSUSE use-after-free patch instructions

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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-348=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-348=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-348=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-348=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-348=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-348=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-348=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-348=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

zypper in -t...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libxml2-2-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-devel-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.20.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1236460

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49043.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236460

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0348-1
Release Date: 2025-02-04T07:10:50Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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security advisory important update libxml2 openSUSE use-after-free patch instructions

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