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expat vulnerabilities

Published Feb 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when parsing certain
XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-59375)

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled the initialization of parsers
for external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-24515)

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled integer calculations when
allocating memory for XML tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-25210)

Fixed packages 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS expat 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7
Ubuntu · 25.10 expat 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS expat 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm11
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS expat 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm11
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS expat 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm3
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS expat 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-59375
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-24515
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-25210