SUSE 16.0 expat Significant Memory Flaw Notification SUSE-SU-2026-30730-6
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March 6, 2026
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Summary
## 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 Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-344=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-344=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * expat-2.7.1-160000.4.1 * libexpat-devel-2.7.1-160000.4.1
Topics Covered
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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20627-1
Release Date: 2026-03-03T16:13:34Z
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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