Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting expat-devel package, versions <0:2.7.1-1.el10_1.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

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EPSS
1.28% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-EXPATDEVEL-13821908
  • published3 Nov 2025
  • disclosed15 Sept 2025

Introduced: 15 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-59375  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 expat-devel to version 0:2.7.1-1.el10_1.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-21030.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

libexpat in Expat before 2.7.2 allows attackers to trigger large dynamic memory allocations via a small document that is submitted for parsing.

CVSS Base Scores

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