SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:20481-1 (expat)

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SUSE-SU-2026:20481-1: important: Security update for expat
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:11:07 -0000
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# Security update for expat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20481-1  
Release Date: 2026-02-17T09:33:51Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1257144
  * bsc#1257496

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-24515
  * CVE-2026-25210

  
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

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24515.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25210.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257144
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257496



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