Use After Free Affecting expat package, versions <0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.3
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EPSS
0.56% (79th
percentile)
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- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 6 Oct 2022
Introduced: 6 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-40674 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 expat to version 0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:6838.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-6838.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-6878.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-7020.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7023.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7024.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-7026.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40674
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6838
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6878
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7023
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7024
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7026
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GSVZN3IJ6OCPSJL7AEX3ZHSHAHFOGESK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J2IGJNHFV53PYST7VQV3T4NHVYAMXA36/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LQB6FJAM5YQ35SF5B2MN25Y2FX56EOEZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WE2ZKEPGFCZ7R6DRVH3K6RBJPT42ZBEG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCGBVQQ47URGJAZWHCISHDWF6QBTV2LE/
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/629
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/640
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00029.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GSVZN3IJ6OCPSJL7AEX3ZHSHAHFOGESK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J2IGJNHFV53PYST7VQV3T4NHVYAMXA36/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LQB6FJAM5YQ35SF5B2MN25Y2FX56EOEZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WE2ZKEPGFCZ7R6DRVH3K6RBJPT42ZBEG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCGBVQQ47URGJAZWHCISHDWF6QBTV2LE/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-06
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0008/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5236
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