openSUSE: Moderate Logfile Rotation Vulnerability in Exim Reported
opensuse
October 28, 2025
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for exim fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2025-53881: Fixed potential security issue with logfile rotation
(boo#1246457).
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security 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 Backports SLE-15-SP6:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2025-408=1
Package List
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
exim-4.98.2-bp156.5.1
eximon-4.98.2-bp156.5.1
eximstats-html-4.98.2-bp156.5.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53881.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246457
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2025:0408-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP6
Topics Covered
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