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SUSE expat Moderate Update Integer Overflow Null Dereference 2026-0646-1

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update available for expat addressing key vulnerabilities in SUSE systems. Install recommended patches to ensure security.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for expat fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-24515: Fixed a null dereference in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate. (bsc#1257144) * CVE-2026-25210: Fixed an integer overflow in doContent. (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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-646=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * expat-debuginfo-2.7.1-150700.3.9.2 * libexpat-devel-2.7.1-150700.3.9.2 * libexpat1-2.7.1-150700.3.9.2 * expat-debugsource-2.7.1-150700.3.9.2 * expat-2.7.1-150700.3.9.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important integer overflow expat null dereference

References

* bsc#1257144

* bsc#1257496

Cross-

* 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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0646-1
Release Date: 2026-02-25T16:29:25Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important integer overflow expat null dereference

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