SUSE 16.0 c-ares Moderate Update Addressing CVE-2025-62408 Issue
suse
May 11, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for c-ares fixes the following issue * CVE-2025-62408: use after free in read_answers() (bsc#1254738). Changes for c-ares: * c-ares 1.35.6: * Ignore Windows IDN Search Domains until proper IDN support is added * Various bug fixes ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-717=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-717=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * c-ares-debugsource-1.34.6-160000.1.1 * c-ares-devel-1.34.6-160000.1.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1254738
Cross-
* CVE-2025-62408
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-62408 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-62408 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62408.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254738
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NEXT Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21574-1
Release Date: 2026-05-07T09:36:47Z
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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