Summary
Expat is a C library for parsing XML documents.
Security Fix(es):
* expat: parsing large tokens can trigger a denial of service (CVE-2023-52425)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | expat | 2.2.5-11.el8_9.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | expat-devel | 2.2.5-11.el8_9.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in t…