expat: Fix of 4 CVEs
- CVE-2017-9233: fix external entity infinite loop in entityValueInitProcessor and entityValueProcessor - CVE-2023-52425: add reparse deferral heuristic to prevent O(n^2) parsing of large tokens in small buffer refills; fix buffer growth calculation - CVE-2013-0340: add billion laughs (entity expansion bomb) attack protection with amplification limit (100x max, 8 MiB activation threshold); includes fix for isolated external parser bypass (CVE-2024-28757) - CVE-2024-28757: add billion laughs (entity expansion bomb) attack protection with amplification limit (100x max, 8 MiB activation threshold); includes fix for isolated external parser bypass (CVE-2024-28757)
- Products
- expat, expat-devel, expat-static
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els1
- CVEs
- CVE-2013-0340, CVE-2017-9233, CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2024-28757
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2017-9233: fix external entity infinite loop in entityValueInitProcessor and entityValueProcessor - CVE-2023-52425: add reparse deferral heuristic to prevent O(n^2) parsing of large tokens in small buffer refills; fix buffer growth calculation - CVE-2013-0340: add billion laughs (entity expansion bomb) attack protection with amplification limit (100x max, 8 MiB activation threshold); includes fix for isolated external parser bypass (CVE-2024-28757) - CVE-2024-28757: add billion laughs (entity expansion bomb) attack protection with amplification limit (100x max, 8 MiB activation threshold); includes fix for isolated external parser bypass (CVE-2024-28757)
osv:CLSA-2026-1776441540
expat
Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els1
expat-devel
Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els1
expat-static
Fixed versions: 2.1.0-15.0.7.el7_9.tuxcare.els1
Complete source record
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