Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2024:1530
expat security update
Released 2024-03-26 · Red Hat rating Moderate · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) expat-devel-2.5.0-1.el9_3.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) expat-2.5.0-1.el9_3.1
Fixes 2 records
Priority MEDIUM 43
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in the case of a large token for which multiple buffer fills are needed.
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5· Network · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.02149 · Published 2024-02-04 · Partial fix CWE-400
Priority LOW 37
libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5· Network · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.02006 · Published 2024-03-10 · Fixed CWE-776
