Security update for expat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20481-1
Release Date: 2026-02-17T09:33:51Z
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-24515 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-24515 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-24515 ( NVD ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-24515 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-25210 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25210 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2026-25210 ( NVD ): 6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for expat fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-24515: failure to copy the encoding handler data passed to XML_SetUnknownEncodingHandler may cause a NULL dereference (bsc#1257144).
  • CVE-2026-25210: lack of buffer size check can lead to an integer overflow (bsc#1257496).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-410=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • expat-debugsource-2.7.1-slfo.1.1_4.1
    • libexpat1-2.7.1-slfo.1.1_4.1
    • libexpat1-debuginfo-2.7.1-slfo.1.1_4.1

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