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SUSE: 2025:02213-1 moderate: libgepub CVE-2025-6196 integer overflow

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Calendar Grey July 2, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has issued a security bulletin addressing an essential update to libgepub aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities linked to CVE-2025-6197, reducing potential system instabilities.
* bsc#1244704 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6196

Summary

## This update for libgepub fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-6196: Fixed an integer overflow in the EPUB archive handling code that can leads to massive memory allocation and application crash. (bsc#1244704) ## 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 Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2213=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2213=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libgepub-0_6-0-0.6.0-150200.3.5.1 * libgepub-0_6-0-debuginfo-0.6.0-150200.3.5.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE integer overflow memory allocation libgepub

References

* bsc#1244704

Cross-

* CVE-2025-6196

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-6196 ( SUSE ): 6.7

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

* CVE-2025-6196 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-6196 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02213-1
Release Date: 2025-07-02T16:38:18Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE integer overflow memory allocation libgepub

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