# Security update golang-github-prometheus-prometheus

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0546-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-14T07:24:45Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1232970
  * jsc#MSQA-914
  * jsc#PED-11649

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-51744

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-51744 ( SUSE ):  2.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-51744 ( SUSE ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-51744 ( NVD ):  3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * 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
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 Module
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and contains two features can now be
installed.

## Description:

golang-github-prometheus-prometheus was updated from version 2.45.6 to 2.53.3
(jsc#PED-11649):

  * Security issues fixed:
  * CVE-2024-51744: Updated golang-jwt to version 5.0 to fix bad error handling
    (bsc#1232970)

  * Highlights of other changes:

  * Performance:
    * Significant enhancements to PromQL execution speed, TSDB operations (especially querying and compaction) and remote write operations.
    * Default GOGC value lowered to 75 for better memory management. 
    * Option to limit memory usage from dropped targets added.
  * New Features:
    * Experimental OpenTelemetry ingestion.
    * Automatic memory limit handling.
    * Native histogram support, including new functions, UI enhancements, and improved scraping.
    * Improved alerting features, such as relabeling rules for AlertmanagerConfig and a new query_offset option.
    * Expanded service discovery options with added metadata and support for new services.
    * New promtool commands for PromQL formatting, label manipulation, metric pushing, and OpenMetrics dumping.
  * Bug Fixes:
    * Numerous fixes across scraping, API, TSDB, PromQL, and service discovery.
  * For a detailed list of changes consult the package changelog or
    https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/compare/v2.45.6...v2.53.3

## 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 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-546=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-546=1

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 Module  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-546=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * firewalld-prometheus-config-0.1-150100.4.23.1
    * golang-github-prometheus-prometheus-2.53.3-150100.4.23.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * golang-github-prometheus-prometheus-2.53.3-150100.4.23.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 Module (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * golang-github-prometheus-prometheus-2.53.3-150100.4.23.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-51744.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232970
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/MSQA-914
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-11649