OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1777-1

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Upstream
CVE-2018-20843
Published: 21 Jul 2019, 05:39
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Jul 2019, 05:39
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Affected Systems

  • opensuse•expat&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0

    < 2.2.5-lp151.3.3.1

  • opensuse•expat&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1

    < 2.2.5-lp151.3.3.1

References (3)