SUSE-SU-2025:4115-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2

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# Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4115-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-17T07:26:06Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1247850
  * bsc#1249076

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-8732
  * CVE-2025-9714

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-8732 ( SUSE ):  4.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-8732 ( SUSE ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-8732 ( NVD ):  1.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
  * CVE-2025-8732 ( NVD ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-9714 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-9714 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-9714 ( NVD ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-9714 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-9714: Fixed inifinite recursion at exsltDynMapFunction function in
    libexslt/dynamic.c (bsc#1249076)
  * CVE-2025-8732: Fixed infinite recursion in catalog parsing functions when
    processing malformed SGML catalog files (bsc#1247850)

## 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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4115=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-4115=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-4115=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.88.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8732.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9714.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247850
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249076

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