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SUSE: expat Important Memory Management DoS Issue 2025:21006

SUSE: expat Important Memory Management DoS Issue 2025:21006

Linuxsecurity LinuxSecurity Advisories November 26, 2025

## This update for expat fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-59375: Fixed large dynamic memory allocations via a small document submitted for parsing (bsc#1249584) ## 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-29=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-29=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libexpat1-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * libexpat-devel-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * expat-debugsource-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * expat-2.7.1-160000.3.1 Read the Full Advisory

## This update for expat fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-59375: Fixed large dynamic memory allocations via a small document submitted for parsing (bsc#1249584) ## 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-29=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-29=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libexpat1-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * libexpat-devel-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * expat-debugsource-2.7.1-160000.3.1 * expat-2.7.1-160000.3.1 Read the Full Advisory

* bsc#1249584 Cross- * CVE-2025-59375 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2025-59375 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## * *

* CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ): 8.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-59375 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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