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SUSE 15-SP6: 2025:0739-1 moderate: libX11 buffer overflow

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
libX11 patch resolves vulnerabilities, addressing a critical buffer overflow impacting multiple versions of SUSE. Ensure your system is secure!
* bsc#1237431 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-26597

Summary

## This update for libX11 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-26597: improper resizing of key actions when nGroups is 0 can lead to buffer overflows in XkbChangeTypesOfKey() (bsc#1237431). ## 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-2025-739=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-739=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-739=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libX11-xcb1-1.8.7-150600.3.3.1 * libX11-xcb1-debuginfo-1.8.7-150600.3.3.1 * libX11-debugsource-1.8.7-150600.3.3.1 * libX11-6-1.8.7-150600.3.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow software update SUSE libX11 patch instructions openSUSE Leap

References

* bsc#1237431

Cross-

* CVE-2025-26597

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-26597 ( SUSE ): 6.8

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

* CVE-2025-26597 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2025-26597 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-2025-26597.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237431

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0739-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T10:09:50Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow software update SUSE libX11 patch instructions openSUSE Leap

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