CVE-2024-50602VulnerabilityPublished 13 Nov 2024Updated 11 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for expat

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 3.13.1 : update SUSE when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 65% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 3.13.1, 3.12.8, 3.11.11 +2

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SUSE Product Security Team SUSE	Affected <3.9.21 >=3.10.0 <3.10.16 >=3.11.0 <3.11.11 >=3.12.0 <3.12.8 >=3.13.0 <3.13.1	Fixed in 3.9.21 3.10.16 3.11.11 3.12.8 3.13.1

AI-suggested

A patch is available from Red Hat as detailed in advisory RHSA-2025:3350. Users should apply the provided updates to affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions to remediate this issue. Refer to Red Hat's update article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed instructions.

Description

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in libexpat versions before 2.6.4, caused by a crash in the XML_ResumeParser function when XML_StopParser is called on an unstarted parser. This affects multiple Python versions and is rated medium severity. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with patches available for affected products.

Impact

The vulnerability causes a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by crashing the XML parser when improperly stopped or suspended. This can disrupt applications relying on libexpat for XML parsing but does not indicate code execution or data breach. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

Summary

CVE-2024-50602 is a vulnerability in libexpat prior to version 2.6.4 where the XML_ResumeParser function crashes if XML_StopParser is used to stop or suspend a parser that has not yet started. This leads to a denial-of-service condition. The issue affects multiple Python versions and various Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. Red Hat has released patches to address this vulnerability in their advisory RHSA-2025:3350.

CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumOWASP Top 10 A10:2025: Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation
Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is expected.
Implementation
If using exception handling, catch and throw specific exceptions instead of overly-general exceptions (CWE-396, CWE-397). Catch and handle exceptions as locally as possible so that exceptions do not propagate too far up the call stack (CWE-705). Avoid unchecked or uncaught exceptions where feasible (CWE-248).
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Logging (opens in a new tab)
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V11.1.7 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 11 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-754

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