# Security update for glibc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01702-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-24T09:51:05Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1243317

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-4802

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-4802 ( SUSE ):  9.4
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  * CVE-2025-4802 ( SUSE ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-4802 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for glibc fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-4802: possible execution of attacker controlled code when
    statically linked setuid binaries using dlopen search for libraries to load
    in LD_LIBRARY_PATH (bsc#1243317).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1702=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1702=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1702=1

  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-1702=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586 i686)
    * glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-profile-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-debugsource-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-static-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * nscd-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-extra-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * nscd-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-src-debugsource-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-extra-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * glibc-lang-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-html-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-i18ndata-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-info-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * glibc-profile-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-static-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * glibc-utils-64bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-profile-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-64bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-64bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-64bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-64bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-static-64bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * nscd-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-extra-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-profile-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * nscd-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-debugsource-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-extra-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * glibc-info-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-i18ndata-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-lang-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * libnsl1-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * libnsl1-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-locale-base-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * glibc-utils-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-src-debugsource-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-static-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-debugsource-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-utils-2.38-150600.14.32.1
  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * glibc-devel-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-devel-32bit-2.38-150600.14.32.1
    * glibc-32bit-debuginfo-2.38-150600.14.32.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4802.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243317