SUSE Linux 15 SP7 Receives Moderate Security Update for libvirt CVE-2025
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January 23, 2026
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-13193: Fixed umask for 'qemu-img' when creating external inactive snapshots (bsc#1253703) * CVE-2025-12748: Fixed check ACLs before parsing the whole domain XML (bsc#1253278) ## 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-279=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2026-279=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libvirt-libs-debuginfo-11.0.0-150700.4.13.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1253278
* bsc#1253703
Cross-
* CVE-2025-12748
* CVE-2025-13193
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-12748 ( SUSE ): 6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-12748 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-12748 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-13193 ( SUSE ): 5.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-13193 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
* CVE-2025-13193 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
* Server Applications Module 15-SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0279-1
Release Date: 2026-01-23T15:09:06Z
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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