SUSE-SU-2025:02547-1: important: Security update for libxml2

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# Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02547-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-30T07:38:31Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1246296

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-7425

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ):  7.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  * CVE-2025-7425 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-7425 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-7425: Fixed heap Use-After-Free in libxslt caused by atype
    corruption in xmlAttrPtr (bsc#1246296)

## 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 Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2547=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2547=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.90.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.90.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.90.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7425.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246296

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