openSUSE 15 Security Update : libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2025:1439-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235093

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:1439-1 advisory.

- CVE-2025-32414: Fixed an out-of-bounds read when parsing text via the Python API. (bsc#1241551)
- CVE-2025-32415: Fixed a crafted XML document may lead to a heap-based buffer under-read. (bsc#1241453)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python3-libxml2-python package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235093

File Name: suse_SU-2025-1439-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/3/2025

Updated: 5/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32415

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32414, CVE-2025-32415

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:1439-1

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