SUSE update for netty, netty-tcnative



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2025-24970
CVE-2025-25193
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Package Hub 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Development Tools Module
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Enterprise Storage
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

netty-tcnative-javadoc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netty-javadoc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netty-tcnative
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

netty
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU103770

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24970

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in SslHandler when using native SSLEngine. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package netty, netty-tcnative to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4: LTSS

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP6

Development Tools Module: 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

netty-tcnative-javadoc: before 2.0.70-150200.3.25.1

netty-javadoc: before 4.1.118-150200.4.29.2

netty-tcnative: before 2.0.70-150200.3.25.1

netty: before 4.1.118-150200.4.29.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250590-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU103769

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-25193

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application attempts to load a file that does not exist. A local user can create a large file on the system and crash the application.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Update the affected package netty, netty-tcnative to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4: LTSS

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP6

Development Tools Module: 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3 - SP5

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

netty-tcnative-javadoc: before 2.0.70-150200.3.25.1

netty-javadoc: before 4.1.118-150200.4.29.2

netty-tcnative: before 2.0.70-150200.3.25.1

netty: before 4.1.118-150200.4.29.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250590-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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