# Security update for iniparser

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0821-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-10T15:03:27Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1237377

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-0633

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-0633 ( SUSE ):  5.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-0633 ( SUSE ):  5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-0633 ( NVD ):  5.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * 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

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for iniparser fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-0633: string copy into buffer without previous size validation
    leads to heap buffer overflow in iniparser_dumpsection_ini() of iniparser
    (bsc#1237377).

## 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 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-821=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-821=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-821=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libiniparser-devel-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * iniparser-debugsource-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-debuginfo-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-4.1-150500.4.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * libiniparser1-32bit-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-32bit-debuginfo-4.1-150500.4.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libiniparser1-64bit-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-64bit-debuginfo-4.1-150500.4.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libiniparser-devel-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * iniparser-debugsource-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-debuginfo-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-4.1-150500.4.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libiniparser1-32bit-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-32bit-debuginfo-4.1-150500.4.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libiniparser1-debuginfo-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * iniparser-debugsource-4.1-150500.4.8.1
    * libiniparser1-4.1-150500.4.8.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0633.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237377