SUSE update for augeas

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU105972

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2588

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the re_case_expand() function in src/fa.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package augeas to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

libaugeas0: before 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1

augeas: before 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1

augeas-debuginfo: before 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1

libaugeas0-debuginfo: before 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1

augeas-debugsource: before 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1

augeas-lenses: before 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libaugeas0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:augeas-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libaugeas0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:augeas-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:augeas-lenses:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202501763-1/

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.