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openSUSE 15.5, 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:1438-1 moderate: libxml2 fixes

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Calendar Grey May 2, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This notice outlines a security enhancement for libxml2 that tackles two moderate vulnerabilities found in openSUSE.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-32414: Fixed an out-of-bounds read when parsing text via the Python

API. (bsc#1241551)

* CVE-2025-32415: Fixed a crafted XML document may lead to a heap-based buffer

under-read. (bsc#1241453)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow libxml2 openSUSE heap under-read

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-2025-1438=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1438=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-1438=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1438=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-1438=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libxml2-devel-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-2-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.26.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1241453

* bsc#1241551

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32414.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32415.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241453

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241551

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1438-1
Release Date: 2025-05-02T13:44:22Z
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 Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow libxml2 openSUSE heap under-read

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