SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:02222-1 (libgepub)

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SUSE-SU-2025:02222-1: moderate: Security update for libgepub
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# Security update for libgepub

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02222-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-04T08:44:53Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1244704

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-6196

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-6196 ( SUSE ):  6.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-6196 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-6196 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libgepub fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-6196: Fixed an integer overflow in the EPUB archive handling code
    that can leads to massive memory allocation and application crash.
    (bsc#1244704)

## 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-2025-2222=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2222=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2222=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2222=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libgepub-0_7-0-debuginfo-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-devel-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-debugsource-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-0_7-0-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * typelib-1_0-Gepub-0_7-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libgepub-devel-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-0_7-0-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-debugsource-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libgepub-0_7-0-debuginfo-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-0_7-0-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-devel-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1
    * libgepub-debugsource-0.7.1-150600.3.5.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6196.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244704



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