Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting expat package, versions <0:2.1.0-15.amzn2.0.3
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EPSS
1.02% (85th
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- published 6 Oct 2023
- disclosed 26 Jan 2022
Introduced: 26 Jan 2022
CVE-2022-23990 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 expat to version 0:2.1.0-15.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2280.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23990
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/551
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34NXVL2RZC2YZRV74ZQ3RNFB7WCEUP7D/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7FF2UH7MPXKTADYSJUAHI2Y5UHBSHUH/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5073
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-05
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34NXVL2RZC2YZRV74ZQ3RNFB7WCEUP7D/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7FF2UH7MPXKTADYSJUAHI2Y5UHBSHUH/
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