SUSE-SU-2026:4623-1: important: Security update for expat

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Mon Oct 12 12:30:57 UTC 2026


# Security update for expat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4623-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-12T07:27:51Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1249584
  * bsc#1257144
  * bsc#1257496
  * bsc#1259711
  * bsc#1259726
  * bsc#1259729
  * bsc#1262263
  * bsc#1264713
  * bsc#1267631
  * bsc#1268572
  * bsc#1268573
  * bsc#1275115
  * bsc#1275594
  * bsc#1275732
  * bsc#1275859
  * bsc#1275860
  * bsc#1275915
  * bsc#1282347
  * bsc#1283493
  * bsc#1284334
  * jsc#PED-16154

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2016-0718
  * CVE-2016-9063
  * CVE-2022-43680
  * CVE-2023-52425
  * CVE-2024-8176
  * CVE-2025-59375
  * CVE-2026-102633
  * CVE-2026-24515
  * CVE-2026-25210
  * CVE-2026-32776
  * CVE-2026-32777
  * CVE-2026-32778
  * CVE-2026-41080
  * CVE-2026-45186
  * CVE-2026-50219
  * CVE-2026-56131
  * CVE-2026-56132
  * CVE-2026-56403
  * CVE-2026-56404
  * CVE-2026-56405
  * CVE-2026-56406
  * CVE-2026-56407
  * CVE-2026-56408
  * CVE-2026-56409
  * CVE-2026-56410
  * CVE-2026-56411
  * CVE-2026-56412
  * CVE-2026-66046
  * CVE-2026-72522
  * CVE-2026-76641
  * CVE-2026-76956
  * CVE-2026-76957
  * CVE-2026-77214
  * CVE-2026-93990

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2016-0718 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2016-0718 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2016-9063 ( SUSE ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2016-9063 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2016-9063 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-43680 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2022-43680 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2022-43680 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * 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-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-2024-8176 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-8176 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-8176 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-59375 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-59375 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-102633 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-102633 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-102633 ( NVD ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-102633 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * 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 ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * 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
  * CVE-2026-32776 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-32776 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-32776 ( NVD ):  4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-32776 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-32777 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-32777 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-32777 ( NVD ):  4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-32777 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-32778 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-32778 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-32778 ( NVD ):  2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-32778 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-41080 ( SUSE ):  2.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-41080 ( SUSE ):  2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-41080 ( NVD ):  2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-41080 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-45186 ( SUSE ):  2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-45186 ( NVD ):  2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-45186 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-45186 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-50219 ( SUSE ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-50219 ( NVD ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-50219 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56131 ( SUSE ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56131 ( NVD ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56132 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56132 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56132 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56403 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56403 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56403 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56404 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56404 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56404 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56405 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56405 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56405 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56406 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56406 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56407 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56407 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56408 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56408 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56409 ( SUSE ):  4.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56409 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56410 ( SUSE ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-56410 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56411 ( SUSE ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56411 ( NVD ):  6.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56412 ( SUSE ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56412 ( NVD ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-56412 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-66046 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-66046 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-66046 ( NVD ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-66046 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-72522 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-72522 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-72522 ( NVD ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76641 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76641 ( NVD ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-76641 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76956 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76956 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76956 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76957 ( SUSE ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-76957 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-76957 ( NVD ):  4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-77214 ( SUSE ):  8.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-77214 ( SUSE ):  8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-77214 ( NVD ):  8.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-77214 ( NVD ):  8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2026-93990 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-93990 ( NVD ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-93990 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves 34 vulnerabilities and contains one feature can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for expat fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-59375: denial of service (resource consumption) caused by
    processing malformed small documents (bsc#1249584).
  * CVE-2026-24515: NULL dereference (CWE-476) due to function
    XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate() failing to copy the encoding handler data
    passed to XML_SetUnknownEncodingHandler() from the parent to the subparser
    (bsc#1257144).
  * CVE-2026-25210: lack of buffer size check can lead to an integer overflow
    (bsc#1257496).
  * CVE-2026-32776: NULL pointer dereference when processing empty external
    parameter entities inside an entity declaration value (bsc#1259726).
  * CVE-2026-32777: denial of service due to infinite loop in DTD content
    parsing (bsc#1259711).
  * CVE-2026-32778: NULL pointer dereference in `setContext` on retry after an
    out-of-memory condition (bsc#1259729).
  * CVE-2026-41080: crafted XML document can cause a denial of service
    (bsc#1262263).
  * CVE-2026-45186: denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input
    (bsc#1264713).
  * CVE-2026-50219: lack of handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_*
    functions from within handlers in cases of a policy violation (bsc#1267631).
  * CVE-2026-56131: lack of handler call depth tracking for calls to
    XML_ResumeParser from within handlers in cases of a policy violation
    (bsc#1268572).
  * CVE-2026-56132: heap-based buffer overflow in doProlog in xmlparse.c
    (bsc#1268573).
  * CVE-2026-56403,CVE-2026-56404,CVE-2026-56405,CVE-2026-56406,
    CVE-2026-56407,CVE-2026-56408,CVE-2026-56409,CVE-2026-56410,
    CVE-2026-56411,CVE-2026-56412: multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities
    (bsc#1275115).
  * CVE-2026-66046: denial of service vulnerability caused by quadratic
    algorithmic complexity in the storeAtts() function (bsc#1275732).
  * CVE-2026-72522: out-of-bounds read and resultant infinite loop due to low
    surrogates being treated the same as high surrogates during Unicode
    processing (bsc#1275594).
  * CVE-2026-76641: out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows attackers to
    trigger memory corruption (bsc#1275915).
  * CVE-2026-76956: denial of service via hash flooding attacks (bsc#1275860).
  * CVE-2026-76957: lack of handler call depth tracking with custom encoding
    callbacks. Thus, a use- after-free can occur (bsc#1275859).
  * CVE-2026-77214: out-of-bounds read due to insufficient checks in
    `XML_ParseBuffer()` (bsc#1284334).
  * CVE-2026-93990: fails to validate low surrogates following high surrogates
    in UTF-16 input (bsc#1282347).
  * CVE-2026-102633: Denial of Service via integer overflow in expat_realloc
    (bsc#1283493).

Update to 2.8.5 (jsc#PED-16154):

  * Bug fixes:
  * Fix an OOM-related memory leak on a failed overflow check
  * Fix memory alignment for architectures with 128bit pointers
  * Mark XML_SetHashSalt deprecated
  * CMake: only add /source-charset:utf-8 when /utf-8 is not present
  * lib: resolve undefined behavior from overshifting a signed int
  * lib: support read-only hash table lookup with non-zero-terminated keys
  * lib: use a C99 bool for ENTITY.open
  * version info bumped from 13:3:12 to 13:4:12
  * fix support for 2+ GiB documents (regression from 2.8.2)
  * reject empty version in the XML declaration
  * fix printf format for AIX
  * CMake|AIX: enable EXPAT_DEV_URANDOM by default
  * version info bumped from 13:2:12 to 13:3:12
  * Existing API function XML_SetHashSalt is now deprecated
  * because of its limitations, and its use should be
  * considered a vulnerability. Please either use the new API
  * function XML_SetHashSalt16Bytes (with known-high-quality
  * entropy input only!) instead, or leave the derivation of
  * a 16-bytes hash salt from high quality entropy to Expat's
  * internal machinery (by _not_ calling either of the two
  * XML_SetHashSalt* functions).
  * xmlwf: Fix a memory leak
  * WASI: Fix format specifiers for 32bit WASI SDK
  * Fix alignment of internal allocations for some non-amd64 architectures (e.g.
    sparc32); fixes up on the fix to CVE-2025-59375 (of Expat 2.7.2)
  * Fix a class of false positives where input should have been rejected with
    error XML_ERROR_ASYNC_ENTITY; regression from CVE-2024-8176 (of Expat 2.7.0)
  * Prove and regression-proof absence of integer overflow from function
    expat_realloc
  * Remove "harmless" cast that truncated a size_t to unsigned
  * xmlwf: Resolve use of functions XML_GetErrorLineNumber and
    XML_GetErrorColumnNumber
  * CVE-2025-59375 -- Disallow use of disproportional amounts of dynamic memory
    from within an Expat parser
  * xmlwf: Fix (internal) help generator
  * xmlwf: Mention supported environment variables in

## 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 for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-4623

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-4623

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-4623

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libexpat-devel-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * expat-64bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-64bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-64bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-64bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexpat1-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * expat-debugsource-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat-devel-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (x86_64)
    * expat-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1
    * libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo-2.8.5-150400.3.40.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0718.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9063.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-43680.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52425.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8176.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59375.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102633.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24515.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25210.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32776.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32777.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32778.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41080.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45186.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50219.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56131.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56132.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56403.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56404.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56405.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56406.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56407.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56408.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56409.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56410.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56411.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56412.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66046.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72522.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76641.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76956.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76957.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77214.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93990.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249584
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257144
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257496
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259711
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259726
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259729
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262263
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264713
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267631
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268572
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268573
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275115
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275594
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275732
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275859
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275860
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1275915
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282347
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283493
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284334
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-16154

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