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SUSE: 2025:02547-1 Important libxml2 Heap Corruption CVE-2025-7425

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Calendar Grey July 30, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important advisory regarding libxml2 has been released, focusing on a memory disorder situation, along with comprehensive guidance for patch application and evaluation of effects.
* bsc#1246296 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-7425

Summary

## This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-7425: Fixed heap Use-After-Free in libxslt caused by atype corruption in xmlAttrPtr (bsc#1246296) ## 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-2025-2547=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2547=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.90.1 * libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.90.1 * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1

References

* bsc#1246296

Cross-

* CVE-2025-7425

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ): 7.3

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

* CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-7425 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* 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-2025-7425.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246296

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02547-1
Release Date: 2025-07-30T07:38:31Z
Rating: important

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