Use After Free Affecting expat package, versions <0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.63% (74th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-EXPAT-5573307
  • published29 Sept 2022
  • disclosed14 Sept 2022

Introduced: 14 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-40674  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 expat to version 0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:6838.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1