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SUSE: Update for expat Important Memory Amplification CVE-2025-59375

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE's security update for expat addresses a memory amplification issue that poses significant risk to systems.
* 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-3536=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3536=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * expat-debuginfo-2.7.1-21.46.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important attack expat memory amplification

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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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-2025:03536-1
Release Date: 2025-10-10T15:20:31Z
Rating: important

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