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SUSE 15 SP6: openssl-3 Important Fix for CVE-2025-9230 (DoS) 2025:03442-1

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Calendar Grey September 30, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical security update for openssl-3, addressing CVE-2025-9230 and potential key size issues. Immediate action recommended.
* bsc#1250232 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-9230

Summary

## This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-9230: incorrect check of key size can lead to out-of-bounds read and write in RFC 3211 KEK unwrap (bsc#1250232). ## 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 SUSE-2025-3442=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3442=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3442=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.39.1 * openssl-3-3.1.4-150600.5.39.1 * libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.1.4-150600.5.39.1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important out-of-bounds openssl-3 cve-2025-9230

References

* bsc#1250232

Cross-

* CVE-2025-9230

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-9230 ( SUSE ): 7.7

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

* CVE-2025-9230 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9230.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250232

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03442-1
Release Date: 2025-09-30T14:54:16Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important out-of-bounds openssl-3 cve-2025-9230

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