# Security update for glib2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02375-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-18T13:16:28Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1242844

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-4373

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-4373 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-4373 ( SUSE ):  4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2025-4373 ( NVD ):  4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for glib2 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-4373: integer overflow in the `g_string_insert_unichar()` function
    can lead to buffer underwrite and memory corruption (bsc#1242844).

## 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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2375=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2375=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2375=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2375=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2375=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2375=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * gio-branding-upstream-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-lang-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tests-devel-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tests-devel-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-doc-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgthread-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgthread-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-static-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * glib2-tools-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgthread-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgthread-2_0-0-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-32bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * glib2-tools-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-devel-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgthread-2_0-0-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-64bit-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgthread-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libgio-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-tools-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgmodule-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libglib-2_0-0-debuginfo-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgobject-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * glib2-debugsource-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1
    * libgio-2_0-0-2.70.5-150400.3.23.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4373.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242844