SB2025103169 - SUSE update for libxslt



SB2025103169 - SUSE update for libxslt

Published: October 31, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025103169
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-10911)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when parsing xsl nodes. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML file to the application and crash it.


2) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11731)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the exsltFuncResultComp() function when handling EXSLT elements during stylesheet parsing. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.