SUSE-SU-2025:4074-1: important: Security update for buildah

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# Security update for buildah

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4074-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-12T10:35:10Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1252543
  * bsc#1253096

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-52881

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-52881 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  * CVE-2025-52881 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-52881 ( NVD ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for buildah fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-52881: Fixed container breakouts by bypassing runc's restrictions
    for writing to arbitrary /proc files (bsc#1253096)

Other fixes:

  * podman and buildah with runc 1.3.2 fail with lots of warnings as rootless
    (bsc#1252543)

## 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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4074=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-4074=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-4074=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-4074=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-4074=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * buildah-1.35.5-150400.3.53.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * buildah-1.35.5-150400.3.53.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * buildah-1.35.5-150400.3.53.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * buildah-1.35.5-150400.3.53.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * buildah-1.35.5-150400.3.53.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-52881.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252543
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253096

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