SUSE-SU-2025:03088-1: moderate: Security update for perl-Authen-SASL, perl-Crypt-URandom

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# Security update for perl-Authen-SASL, perl-Crypt-URandom

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03088-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-05T10:36:30Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1246623

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-40918

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-40918 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-40918 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-40918 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

  
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 perl-Authen-SASL, perl-Crypt-URandom fixes the following issues:

Changes in perl-Authen-SASL:

  * CVE-2025-40918: insecurely generated client nonce (bsc#1246623)

Changes in perl-Crypt-URandom:

Shipped in version 0.540.0 (0.54).

## 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-2025-3088=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3088=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * perl-Authen-SASL-2.16-5.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * perl-Crypt-URandom-0.540.0-1.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    * perl-Authen-SASL-2.16-5.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * perl-Crypt-URandom-0.540.0-1.3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40918.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246623

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