Use After Free Affecting expat package, versions <0:2.4.9-1.el9_1.1
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- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 23 Jan 2023
Introduced: 23 Jan 2023
CVE-2022-43680 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 expat to version 0:2.4.9-1.el9_1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:0337.
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.
In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-0103.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0337.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-43680
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0103
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0337
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/649
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/616
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/650
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00033.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJ5VY2VYXE4WTRGQ6LMGLF6FV3SY37YE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY4OPSIB33ETNUXZY2UPZ4NGQ3OKDY4D/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPQVIF6TOJNY2T3ZZETFKR4G34FFREBQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFCOMBSOJKLIKCGCJWHLJXO4EVYBG7AR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUJ2BULJTZ2BMSKQHB6US674P55UCWWS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XG5XOOB7CD55CEE6OJYKSACSIMQ4RWQ6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-38
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0007/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5266
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/28/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJ5VY2VYXE4WTRGQ6LMGLF6FV3SY37YE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY4OPSIB33ETNUXZY2UPZ4NGQ3OKDY4D/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPQVIF6TOJNY2T3ZZETFKR4G34FFREBQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFCOMBSOJKLIKCGCJWHLJXO4EVYBG7AR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUJ2BULJTZ2BMSKQHB6US674P55UCWWS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XG5XOOB7CD55CEE6OJYKSACSIMQ4RWQ6/
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