expat: Fix of CVE-2026-76957
- 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, 11:47 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- 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-2026-1789142708
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-2026-1789142708",
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"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",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2026-09-11T16:05:18+00:00"
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