NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting expat package, versions <2.7.1-150700.3.9.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-EXPAT-15362963
  • published27 Feb 2026
  • disclosed25 Feb 2026

Introduced: 25 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-24515  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 expat to version 2.7.1-150700.3.9.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In libexpat before 2.7.4, XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate does not copy unknown encoding handler user data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1