openSUSE Leap 16.0: libxslt Important Denial of Service Fix 2025-20050-1
opensuse
November 21, 2025
An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed.
Description
This update for libxslt fixes the following issues:
Changes in libxslt:
- CVE-2025-11731: Fixed type confusion in exsltFuncResultCompfunction leading to denial of service (bsc#1251979)
- CVE-2025-10911: Fixed use-after-free with key data stored cross-RVT (bsc#1250553)
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 Leap 16.0
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-24=1
Topics Covered
Patch
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
libexslt0-1.1.43-160000.3.1
libxslt-devel-1.1.43-160000.3.1
libxslt-tools-1.1.43-160000.3.1
libxslt1-1.1.43-160000.3.1
References
* bsc#1250553
* bsc#1251979
References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-10911.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11731.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2025-20050-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 16.0
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