SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:3845-1 (fetchmail)

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SUSE-SU-2025:3845-1: moderate: Security update for fetchmail
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# Security update for fetchmail

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3845-1  
Release Date: 2025-10-28T16:43:04Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1251194

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-61962

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-61962 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-61962 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  * 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

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for fetchmail fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-61962: fixed a denial of service condition (bsc#1251194)

## 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-2025-3845=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3845=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3845=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3845=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-3845=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-3845=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * fetchmail-debugsource-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmail-debuginfo-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1
    * fetchmailconf-6.4.22-150600.35.3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61962.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251194



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