SUSE: libxslt Important Denial of Service Fix 2025:3743-1 CVE-2025-11731
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October 23, 2025
* bsc#1251979 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-11731
Summary
## This update for libxslt fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-11731: fixed a type confusion in exsltFuncResultComp function that could cause a denial of service (bsc#1251979) ## 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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3743=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-3743=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-3743=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1251979
Cross-
* CVE-2025-11731
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-11731 ( SUSE ): 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-11731 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-11731 ( NVD ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3743-1
Release Date: 2025-10-23T06:20:46Z
Rating: important
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