SUSE Linux Micro: Security Advisory SUSE-SU-2025:20532-1 for perl CVEs
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August 5, 2025
* bsc#1241083 * bsc#1244079 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-56406
Summary
## This update for perl fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-56406: Fixed heap buffer overflow when transliterating non-ASCII bytes (bsc#1241083) * CVE-2025-40909: Fixed a working directory race condition causing file operations to target unintended paths (bsc#1244079) ## 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 Micro 6.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-191=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-base-debuginfo-5.38.2-slfo.1.1_2.1 * perl-debuginfo-5.38.2-slfo.1.1_2.1 * perl-5.38.2-slfo.1.1_2.1 * perl-debugsource-5.38.2-slfo.1.1_2.1 * perl-base-5.38.2-slfo.1.1_2.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1241083
* bsc#1244079
Cross-
* CVE-2024-56406
* CVE-2025-40909
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2024-56406 ( SUSE ): 8.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2024-56406 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-56406 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
* CVE-2025-40909 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
* CVE-2025-40909 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56406.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40909.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241083
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20532-1
Release Date: 2025-07-28T14:35:09Z
Rating: important
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