SB2025032558 - SUSE update for libxslt

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40403)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in libxslt. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55549)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in xsltGetInheritedNsList. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24855)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in numbers.c when handling nested XPath evaluations. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20251003-1/