Back Linuxsecurity SUSE: Poppler Important CVE-2025-43718 Buffer Issues 2025:3910
## This update for poppler fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-43718: fixed uncontrolled recursion in the regex-based metadata parser when processing specially crafted PDF files (bsc#1250908) * CVE-2025-52885: improved pointer handling that could have led to dangling pointers when the vector is resized (bsc#1251940) ## 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 Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-LTS-2025-3910=1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.3-LTS-2025-3910=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS Read the Full Advisory
## This update for poppler fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-43718: fixed uncontrolled recursion in the regex-based metadata parser when processing specially crafted PDF files (bsc#1250908) * CVE-2025-52885: improved pointer handling that could have led to dangling pointers when the vector is resized (bsc#1251940) ## 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 Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-LTS-2025-3910=1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.3-LTS-2025-3910=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS Read the Full Advisory
* bsc#1250908 * bsc#1251940 Cross- * CVE-2025-43718 * CVE-2025-52885 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-43718 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-43718 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H * CVE-2025-43718 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2025-43718 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2025-52885 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-52885 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H * CVE-2025-52885 ( NVD ): 6.1 Read the Full Advisory
* CVE-2025-43718 ( SUSE ): 6.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-43718 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
* CVE-2025-43718 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2025-43718 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2025-52885 ( SUSE ): 7.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-52885 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
* CVE-2025-52885 ( NVD ): 6.1
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