SB2025092607 - SUSE update for python-pycares
Published: September 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025092607
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48945)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by improper handling of callback references when the Channel object is destroyed. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS queries to the affected application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.