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openSUSE: Firebird Important NULL Pointer DoS Vulnerability 2025:02991-1

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Calendar Grey August 27, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important patch release for Firebird in openSUSE tackling NULL dereference vulnerability aimed at mitigating potential service disruptions.
* bsc#1248143 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-54989

Summary

## This update for firebird fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-54989: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in XDR message parsing leading to denial-of-service (ZDI-CAN-26486, bsc#1248143) ## 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-15.6-2025-2991=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2991=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2991=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * firebird-utils-debuginfo-3.0.4.33054-150200.3.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service important OpenSUSE firebird SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

* bsc#1248143

Cross-

* CVE-2025-54989

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-54989 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2025-54989 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-54989 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-54989 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02991-1
Release Date: 2025-08-27T11:56:44Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service important OpenSUSE firebird SUSE Linux Enterprise

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