CVE-2024-28757 Affecting expat-devel package, versions <0:2.5.0-1.el9_3.1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (12th
percentile)
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- published 3 Apr 2024
- disclosed 26 Mar 2024
Introduced: 26 Mar 2024
CVE-2024-28757 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 expat-devel to version 0:2.5.0-1.el9_3.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:1530.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat-devel package and not the expat-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-1530.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28757
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1530
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/15/1
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/839
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/842
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPLC6WDSRDUYS7F7JWAOVOHFNOUQ43DD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKJ7V5F6LJCEQJXDBWGT27J7NAP3E3N7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VK2O34GH43NTHBZBN7G5Y6YKJKPUCTBE/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0001/
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