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SUSE: libxml2 Important CVE-2025-7425 Use-After-Free Issue 2025:02758-1

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Calendar Grey August 12, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
A significant security patch for libxml2 addresses CVE-2025-7426, carrying severe repercussions for Fedora users.
* 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 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2758=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2758=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2758=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2758=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-2758=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important libxml2 impact use-after-free

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-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02758-1
Release Date: 2025-08-12T10:05:47Z
Rating: important

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security advisory SuSE important libxml2 impact use-after-free

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