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expat: Fix of CVE-2026-56131

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2026-56131: fix a use-after-free by refusing re-entrant XML_ResumeParser calls issued from inside handler callbacks; carries the prerequisite handler call-depth tracking, which also covers CVE-2026-50219 and CVE-2026-56412

Products
expat, expat-devel, expat-static
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els6
CVEs
CVE-2026-50219, CVE-2026-56131, CVE-2026-56412
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 11:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

expat: Fix of CVE-2026-56131

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Sept 2026, 10:50 UTC

- CVE-2026-56131: fix a use-after-free by refusing re-entrant XML_ResumeParser calls issued from inside handler callbacks; carries the prerequisite handler call-depth tracking, which also covers CVE-2026-50219 and CVE-2026-56412

osv:CLSA-2026-1788951028

expat

Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els6

expat-devel

Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els6

expat-static

Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els6

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1788951028",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "expat: Fix of CVE-2026-56131",
    "summary": "- CVE-2026-56131: fix a use-after-free by refusing re-entrant XML_ResumeParser calls issued from inside handler callbacks; carries the prerequisite handler call-depth tracking, which also covers CVE-2026-50219 and CVE-2026-56412",
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      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/rhel7els/CLSA-2026-1788951028.html",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 449925,
  "published_at": "2026-09-09T10:50:39+00:00"
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