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SUSE: 2025:1494-1 important: libxslt use-after-free Threats

suse
Calendar Grey May 7, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE addresses critical flaws in libxml2 regarding race conditions, improving security measures.
* bsc#1239625 * bsc#1239637 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-55549

Summary

## This update for libxslt fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-24855: Fixed use-after-free of XPath context node (bsc#1239625) * CVE-2024-55549: Fixed use-after-free related to excluded namespaces (bsc#1239637) ## 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-2025-1494=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1494=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libxslt-tools-debuginfo-1.1.28-17.18.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical important SUSE libxslt use-after-free

References

* bsc#1239625

* bsc#1239637

Cross-

* CVE-2024-55549

* CVE-2025-24855

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-55549 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-55549 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-24855 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-24855 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/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 two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-55549.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1494-1
Release Date: 2025-05-06T23:46:16Z
Rating: important

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security advisory critical important SUSE libxslt use-after-free

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