Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting expat package, versions <2.8.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE322-EXPAT-17674747
  • published29 Jun 2026
  • disclosed21 Jun 2026

Introduced: 21 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-56409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.22 expat to version 2.8.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.

xmlwf in libexpat before 2.8.2 has an integer overflow for the output filename when -d outputDir is used.