SUSE-SU-2025:20045-1: important: Security update for expat

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# Security update for expat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20045-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-03T08:54:50Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1221289
  * bsc#1229930
  * bsc#1229931
  * bsc#1229932

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-28757
  * CVE-2024-45490
  * CVE-2024-45491
  * CVE-2024-45492

  
CVSS scores:

  * 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
  * CVE-2024-28757 ( 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 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45490 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-45490 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45490 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45490 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45491 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-45491 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45491 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45492 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-45492 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45492 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for expat fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-45492: detect integer overflow in function nextScaffoldPart
    (bsc#1229932)
  * CVE-2024-45491: detect integer overflow in dtdCopy (bsc#1229931)
  * CVE-2024-45490: reject negative len for XML_ParseBuffer (bsc#1229930)
  * CVE-2024-28757: XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of
    external parsers (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 Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-44=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * expat-debugsource-2.5.0-3.1
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.5.0-3.1
    * libexpat1-2.5.0-3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28757.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45490.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45491.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45492.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221289
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229930
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229931
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229932

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