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SUSE: libxml2 Important Use-After-Free CVE-2025-7425 Advisory 2025:02621-1

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Calendar Grey August 4, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for libxml2: Addresses critical memory problem affecting multiple platforms. Update immediately.
* 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: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2621=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2621=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2621=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-2621=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important libxml2 OpenSUSE use-after-free SUSE Enterprise Storage

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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02621-1
Release Date: 2025-08-04T07:44:00Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important libxml2 OpenSUSE use-after-free SUSE Enterprise Storage

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