SUSE-SU-2025:20144-1: moderate: Security update for curl

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# Security update for curl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20144-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-12T10:46:56Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1235151
  * bsc#1236588
  * bsc#1236590

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-0167
  * CVE-2025-0725

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-0167 ( SUSE ):  5.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-0167 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-0167 ( NVD ):  3.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-0725 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-0725 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-0725 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for curl fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2025-0725: Fixed gzip integer overflow (bsc#1236590)
  * CVE-2025-0167: Fixed netrc and default credential leak (bsc#1236588)

Other issues fixed:

  * Make sure the TLS handshake after a successful STARTTLS command is fully
    done before further sending/receiving on the connection. (bsc#1235151)

## 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 Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-239=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * curl-debuginfo-8.6.0-6.1
    * libcurl4-8.6.0-6.1
    * curl-debugsource-8.6.0-6.1
    * libcurl4-debuginfo-8.6.0-6.1
    * curl-8.6.0-6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0167.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0725.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235151
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236588
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236590

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