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SUSE: 2025:02027-1 moderate risk of DoS vulnerability in Perl

suse
Calendar Grey June 19, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Release note for SUSE tackling significant concerns with perl; essential for safeguarding and maintaining stability across numerous platforms.
* bsc#1244079 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-40909

Summary

## This update for perl fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-40909: Do not change the current directory when cloning an open directory handle (bsc#1244079). ## 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-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2027=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2027=1 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-2027=1 * Development Tools Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP7-2025-2027=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS perl SUSE CVE-2025-40909

References

* bsc#1244079

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40909

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40909 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2025-40909 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

* Development Tools Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02027-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T15:16:16Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS perl SUSE CVE-2025-40909

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