# Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02758-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-12T10:05:47Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1246296

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-7425

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  * CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-7425 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * Python 3 Module 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-7425: Fixed heap Use-After-Free in libxslt caused by atype
    corruption in xmlAttrPtr (bsc#1246296)

## 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 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2758=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2758=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2758=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2758=1

  * Python 3 Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-2758=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2758=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2758=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2758=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-2758=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.32.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7425.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246296