SUSE-SU-2025:20116-1: important: Security update for libxml2

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# Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20116-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-03T09:20:59Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1234812

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-40896

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-40896 ( SUSE ):  8.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-40896 ( SUSE ):  8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2024-40896 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-40896: Fixed XML external entity vulnerability (bsc#1234812)

## 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 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-188=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libxml2-debugsource-2.11.6-4.1
    * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.11.6-4.1
    * libxml2-2-2.11.6-4.1
    * libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.11.6-4.1
    * libxml2-tools-2.11.6-4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40896.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234812

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