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SUSE: dpkg Moderate DoS Issue CVE-2025-6297 Advisory 2025:02734-1

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Calendar Grey August 8, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important SUSE patch related to CVE-2025-6298 impacts apt with medium severity risk linked to incorrect access rights. Discover the details!
* bsc#1245573 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6297

Summary

## This update for dpkg fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-6297: Fixed an improper sanitization of directory permissions that could lead to DoS. (bsc#1245573) ## 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-15.6-2025-2734=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2734=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2734=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2734=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2734=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE DoS application dpkg

References

* bsc#1245573

Cross-

* CVE-2025-6297

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-6297 ( 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-2025-6297 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-6297 ( NVD ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

* Development Tools Module 15-SP7

* 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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02734-1
Release Date: 2025-08-08T08:05:56Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE DoS application dpkg

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