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SUSE: 2025:01885-3 critical: python-YAML-LibYAML CVE-2025-40909

suse
Calendar Grey July 10, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Vital enhancements for perl-YAML-LibYAML address major concerns impacting SUSE environments, including key patch information provided.
* bsc#1243902 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-40908

Summary

## This update for perl-YAML-LibYAML fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-40908: YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified (bsc#1243902) ## 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 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1885=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-YAML-LibYAML-debugsource-0.38-11.3.1 * perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo-0.38-11.3.1 * perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.38-11.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important file access perl-YAML-LibYAML cve-2025-40908

References

* bsc#1243902

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40908

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40908 ( SUSE ): 8.3

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

* CVE-2025-40908 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2025-40908 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40908.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243902

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01885-2
Release Date: 2025-07-10T11:50:44Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important file access perl-YAML-LibYAML cve-2025-40908

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