SB2025073133 - SUSE update for perl
Published: July 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025073133
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40909)
The vulnerability allows a local user to tamper with application's behavior.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition if a directory handle is open at thread creation. A local user can exploit the race and force the application to load code or access files from unexpected location.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.