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expat: Fix of CVE-2026-76957
Type: advisorySources: OSV
- CVE-2026-76957: fix a use-after-free by covering the custom XML_Encoding convert/release callbacks with the handler call-depth tracking, so a same-parser call made from inside them is rejected
- Products
- expat, expat-devel, expat-static
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els7
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-76957
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 11:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2026-76957: fix a use-after-free by covering the custom XML_Encoding convert/release callbacks with the handler call-depth tracking, so a same-parser call made from inside them is rejected
osv:CLSA-2026-1789395902
expat
Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els7
expat-devel
Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els7
expat-static
Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els7
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-26T09:31:56.161683766Z",
"provider": "osv",
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"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76957"
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"security_relevant": true,
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 449027,
"published_at": "2026-09-14T14:25:16+00:00"
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