Use After Free Affecting expat-devel package, versions <0:2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.06% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-EXPATDEVEL-3345485
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed24 Oct 2022

Introduced: 24 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-43680  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 expat-devel to version 0:2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-058.

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 Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 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.

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