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openSUSE: 2025:01702-1 critical: glibc code execution risk

suse
Calendar Grey May 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
A significant patch for libc addressing vulnerabilities linked to unauthorized command execution alongside an in-depth risk evaluation.
* bsc#1243317 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-4802

Summary

## This update for glibc fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-4802: possible execution of attacker controlled code when statically linked setuid binaries using dlopen search for libraries to load in LD_LIBRARY_PATH (bsc#1243317). ## 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1702=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1702=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1702=1 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-1702=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586 i686)

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References

* bsc#1243317

Cross-

* CVE-2025-4802

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-4802 ( SUSE ): 9.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

* CVE-2025-4802 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-4802 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4802.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243317

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01702-1
Release Date: 2025-05-24T09:51:05Z
Rating: important

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