SUSE-SU-2025:3899-1: moderate: Security update for colord

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# Security update for colord

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3899-1  
Release Date: 2025-10-31T14:56:13Z  
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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

  
  
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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3899=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-3899=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-3899=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-3899=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-3899=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-3899=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libcolorhug2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolorhug2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colord-1_0-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-color-profiles-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * typelib-1_0-Colorhug-1_0-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord-devel-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * colord-lang-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libcolord2-32bit-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-32bit-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libcolord2-64bit-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-64bit-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * colord-debugsource-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * colord-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1
    * libcolord2-debuginfo-1.4.5-150400.4.9.1

## References:

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

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