SUSE: libxml2 Important Use-After-Free CVE-2025-7425 Advisory 2025:02617-1
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August 4, 2025
* 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: * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2025-2617=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2617=1 ## Package List: * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.10-150700.4.6.1 * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.12.10-150700.4.6.1 * python311-libxml2-2.12.10-150700.4.6.1
Topics Covered
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:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
* Python 3 Module 15-SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
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-2025:02617-1
Release Date: 2025-08-04T07:05:10Z
Rating: important
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