SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:0007-1 (cpp-httplib)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:0007-1: important: Security update for cpp-httplib
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Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:05:20 +0100
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   openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cpp-httplib
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2026:0007-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1245414 #1246468 #1246471 
Cross-References:   CVE-2025-52887 CVE-2025-53628 CVE-2025-53629
                   
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2025-52887 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
                    CVE-2025-53628 (SUSE): 8.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
                    CVE-2025-53629 (SUSE): 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for cpp-httplib fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2025-53629: Fixed that a header can allocate memory arbitrarily in
     the server, potentially leading to its exhaustion (boo#1246471)
   - CVE-2025-53628: Fixed HTTP header smuggling due to insecure trailers
     merge (boo#1246468)
   - CVE-2025-52887: Fixed that the number of HTTP header fields was not
     limited, which can lead to potential exhaustion of system memory
     (boo#1245414)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security 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 Backports SLE-15-SP7:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-7=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      cpp-httplib-devel-0.20.1-bp157.2.3.1
      libcpp-httplib0_20-0.20.1-bp157.2.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-52887.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53628.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53629.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1245414
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246468
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246471