Security update for expat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1129-2
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-52425 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-52425 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-28757 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for expat fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-52425: Fixed a DoS caused by processing large tokens. (bsc#1219559)
  • CVE-2024-28757: Fixed an XML Entity Expansion. (bsc#1221289)

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 Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-1129=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libexpat1-debuginfo-2.4.4-150400.3.17.1
    • expat-debuginfo-2.4.4-150400.3.17.1
    • expat-debugsource-2.4.4-150400.3.17.1
    • libexpat1-2.4.4-150400.3.17.1

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