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SUSE-SU-2019:1835-1 Not scored

Security update for expat

This update for expat fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-20843: Fixed a denial of service triggered by high resource consumption in the XML parser when XML names contain a large amount of colons (bsc#1139937).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 12, 2019
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 expat
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 expat

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2019:1835-1

This update for expat fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-20843: Fixed a denial of service triggered by high resource consumption in the XML parser when XML names contain a large amount of colons (bsc#1139937).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence