SUSE-SU-2025:20532-1: important: Security update for perl

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# Security update for perl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20532-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-28T14:35:09Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1241083
  * bsc#1244079

  
Cross-References:

  * 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.

## Description:

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

## References:

  * 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
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244079

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