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SUSE: 2025:01886-1 important: perl-YAML-LibYAML CVE-2025-40908

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Calendar Grey June 11, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
A vital safety patch for perl-YAML-LibYAML in SUSE resolves a significant flaw impacting multiple versions.
* 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1886=1 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-1886=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.890.0-150000.3.11.1 * perl-YAML-LibYAML-debugsource-0.890.0-150000.3.11.1 * perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo-0.890.0-150000.3.11.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update important SUSE cross-reference perl-YAML-LibYAML

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:

* 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-2025-40908.html

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01886-1
Release Date: 2025-06-11T05:43:05Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update important SUSE cross-reference perl-YAML-LibYAML

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