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SUSE: bind Important Spoofing Threat Fix CVE-2025-40778 2025:3976-1

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Calendar Grey November 6, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Addressing spoofing concerns in bind with SUSE update 2025:3976-1 for improved security and performance.
* bsc#1252379 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-40778

Summary

## This update for bind fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-40778: Address various spoofing attacks (bsc#1252379). ## 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-2025-3976=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3976=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * bind-utils-9.11.22-3.65.1 * liblwres161-debuginfo-9.11.22-3.65.1 * libisccc161-9.11.22-3.65.1 * libdns1110-9.11.22-3.65.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE bind important spoofing cve-2025-40778

References

* bsc#1252379

Cross-

* CVE-2025-40778

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-40778 ( SUSE ): 9.2

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

* CVE-2025-40778 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2025-40778 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40778.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252379

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3976-1
Release Date: 2025-11-06T13:14:41Z
Rating: important

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security advisory SuSE bind important spoofing cve-2025-40778

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