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SUSE: Expat Important Memory Amplification Threat CVE-2025-59375

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security update for expat fixes memory amplification issue. Immediate patch required to prevent exploitation.
* bsc#1249584 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-59375

Summary

## This update for expat fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-59375: memory amplification vulnerability allows attackers to trigger excessive dynamic memory allocations by submitting crafted XML input (bsc#1249584). ## 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3508=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libexpat-devel-2.7.1-150700.3.6.1 * expat-debugsource-2.7.1-150700.3.6.1 * expat-2.7.1-150700.3.6.1 * expat-debuginfo-2.7.1-150700.3.6.1 * libexpat1-2.7.1-150700.3.6.1

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security advisory SuSE important expat memory amplification cve-2025-59375

References

* bsc#1249584

Cross-

* CVE-2025-59375

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ): 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

* CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-59375 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* 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

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59375.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249584

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03508-1
Release Date: 2025-10-09T08:33:01Z
Rating: important

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