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SUSE: perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS Severe Integer Overflow CVE-2025-40930

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Calendar Grey September 12, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security patch released for a significant integer overflow issue in perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS, improving defense against possible vulnerabilities.
* bsc#1249331 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-40929

Summary

## This update for perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-40929: integer buffer overflow causing a segmentation fault when parsing crafted JSON (bsc#1249331). ## 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: * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-3193=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.380.0-150700.3.3.1 * perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS-debuginfo-4.380.0-150700.3.3.1 * perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS-debugsource-4.380.0-150700.3.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical SuSE integer overflow perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS cve-2025-40929

References

* bsc#1249331

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40929

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40929 ( SUSE ): 9.3

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

* CVE-2025-40929 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-40929 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:

* 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

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40929.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249331

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03193-1
Release Date: 2025-09-12T10:20:19Z
Rating: critical

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical SuSE integer overflow perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS cve-2025-40929

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