SUSE-SU-2025:3949-1: moderate: Security update for colord

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Wed Nov 5 12:30:18 UTC 2025 


# Security update for colord

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3949-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-05T10:05:06Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1250750

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2021-42523

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2021-42523 ( SUSE ):  4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2021-42523 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for colord fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2021-42523: The original fix was wrong and did not properly free the
    error, resulting in a crash that has now been addressed (bsc#1250750).

## 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 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3949=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3949=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3949=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3949=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-3949=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-3949=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-3949=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2025-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2025-3949=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colord-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord-devel-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-color-profiles-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colorhug-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * colord-lang-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libcolord2-32bit-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-32bit-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libcolord2-64bit-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-64bit-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colord-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord-devel-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-color-profiles-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colorhug-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colord-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord-devel-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-color-profiles-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colorhug-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colord-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord-devel-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-color-profiles-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colorhug-1_0-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * colord-lang-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libcolord2-64bit-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (noarch)
    * colord-lang-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64)
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
    * colord-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (noarch)
    * colord-lang-1.4.6-150600.3.8.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42523.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250750

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