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expat: Fix of CVE-2026-76957

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2026-76957: fix use-after-free from calling XML_ParserFree() inside a custom unknown-encoding convert or release callback, by routing both through callUnknownEncodingConvert()/callUnknownEncodingRelease() in handleUnknownEncoding() so they are bracketed by the handler call depth tracking added for CVE-2026-56131

Products
expat, expat-devel, expat-static
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.5.0-1.el8.tuxcare.els7
CVEs
CVE-2026-56131, CVE-2026-76957
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 11:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

expat: Fix of CVE-2026-76957

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Sept 2026, 08:45 UTC

- CVE-2026-76957: fix use-after-free from calling XML_ParserFree() inside a custom unknown-encoding convert or release callback, by routing both through callUnknownEncodingConvert()/callUnknownEncodingRelease() in handleUnknownEncoding() so they are bracketed by the handler call depth tracking added for CVE-2026-56131

osv:CLSA-2026-1789202718

expat

Fixed versions: 2.5.0-1.el8.tuxcare.els7

expat-devel

Fixed versions: 2.5.0-1.el8.tuxcare.els7

expat-static

Fixed versions: 2.5.0-1.el8.tuxcare.els7

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1789202718",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "expat: Fix of CVE-2026-76957",
    "summary": "- CVE-2026-76957: fix use-after-free from calling XML_ParserFree() inside a custom unknown-encoding convert or release callback, by routing both through callUnknownEncodingConvert()/callUnknownEncodingRelease() in handleUnknownEncoding() so they are bracketed by the handler call depth tracking added for CVE-2026-56131",
    "evidence": "osv:CLSA-2026-1789202718",
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      {
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/centos-stream8els/CLSA-2026-1789202718.html",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-12T08:45:30+00:00"
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