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openSUSE: Moderate Use-After-Free in python-pycares CVE-2025-48945

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
An update for python-pycares on openSUSE has been released to fix vulnerabilities linked to use-after-free attacks, enhancing system integrity and security
* bsc#1244691 * jsc#PED-13442 * jsc#PED-13443 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for python-pycares fixes the following issues: Update to version 4.10.0 (jsc#PED-13442): * CVE-2025-48945: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability may have led to a crash (bsc#1244691). ## 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 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3354=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3354=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-3354=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2025-3354=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS OpenSUSE use-after-free python-pycares

References

* bsc#1244691

* jsc#PED-13442

* jsc#PED-13443

Cross-

* CVE-2025-48945

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-48945 ( SUSE ): 6.0

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

* CVE-2025-48945 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2025-48945 ( NVD ): 8.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

* Python 3 Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03354-1
Release Date: 2025-09-25T13:30:03Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS OpenSUSE use-after-free python-pycares

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