Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting expat package, versions <2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-EXPAT-15158651
  • published26 Feb 2026
  • disclosed30 Jan 2026

Introduced: 30 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-25210  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 expat to version 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In libexpat before 2.7.4, the doContent function does not properly determine the buffer size bufSize because there is no integer overflow check for tag buffer reallocation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1