Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting expat package, versions <2.2.5-3.12.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-EXPAT-2643377
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2022

Introduced: 18 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-23990  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 expat to version 2.2.5-3.12.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function.

CVSS Scores

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