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expat: Fix of 4 CVEs

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- 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

expat: Fix of 4 CVEs

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Apr 2026, 08:47 UTC

- 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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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1776441540",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "expat: Fix of 4 CVEs",
    "summary": "- 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)",
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