SUSE-SU-2025:20562-1: moderate: Security update for dpkg

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# Security update for dpkg

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20562-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-20T11:43:20Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1245573

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-6297

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-6297 ( SUSE ):  6.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-6297 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-6297 ( NVD ):  8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for dpkg fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-6297: Fixed improper sanitization of directory permissions leading
    to DoS via disk quota exhaustion due to files left behind on cleanup
    (bsc#1245573)

## 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 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-424=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * update-alternatives-1.22.0-2.1
    * update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.22.0-2.1
    * update-alternatives-debugsource-1.22.0-2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6297.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245573

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