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SUSE: 2025:0757-1 moderate: libX11 buffer overflow risk

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical alert regarding libX11 fixes a vulnerability related to buffer overflow classified as CVE-2025-26597. Please check and update your systems promptly.
* 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-757=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-757=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-757=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-757=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow software update security fix patch SUSE libX11

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:

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0757-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T16:40:50Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow software update security fix patch SUSE libX11

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