NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting expat package, versions <2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-EXPAT-15068072
  • published26 Feb 2026
  • disclosed23 Jan 2026

Introduced: 23 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-24515  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 expat to version 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In libexpat before 2.7.4, XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate does not copy unknown encoding handler user data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1