SUSE · Security update for expat
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · fixed in SUSE package updates : patch SUSE soon.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 02:16 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.8.5
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Update expat to version 2.8.5 or later, which includes fixes for all listed vulnerabilities and related bugs. No other specific mitigations are indicated. Since this is a software library, ensure dependent applications incorporate the updated expat version.
Description
This security update for the expat XML parser addresses multiple vulnerabilities including an out-of-bounds read in XML_ParseBuffer(), improper validation of UTF-16 surrogate pairs, and a denial of service caused by an integer overflow in expat_realloc. The update also includes bug fixes related to memory leaks and alignment issues. These issues could lead to crashes or memory corruption when processing malicious XML input.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_24460-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202624460-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1275115 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1282347 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1283493 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1284334 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102633/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32776/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32777/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32778/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56403/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56404/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56405/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77214/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93990/ (opens in a new tab)