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Package "expat"

Name: expat

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • XML parsing C library - runtime library
  • XML parsing C library - development kit
Latest version: 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.2
Release: noble (24.04)
Level: updates
Repository: main

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base main 2.6.1-2build1
base universe 2.6.1-2build1
security main 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.2
security universe 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.2
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Version: 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.2 2024-12-10 02:06:55 UTC

  expat (2.6.1-2ubuntu0.2) noble-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial-of-service via XML_ResumeParser
    - debian/patches/CVE-2024-50602-1.patch: Make function XML_StopParser of
      expat/lib/xmlparse.c refuse to stop/suspend an unstarted parser
    - debian/patches/CVE-2024-50602-2.patch: Add XML_PARSING case to parser
      state in function XML_StopParser of expat/lib/xmlparse.c
    - debian/patches/CVE-2024-50602-3.patch: Add tests for CVE-2024-50602 to
      expat/tests/misc_tests.c
    - CVE-2024-50602

 -- Nicolas Campuzano Jimenez <email address hidden> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:52:41 -0500
Source diff to previous version
CVE-2024-50602 An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an un

Version: 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 2024-09-11 20:06:57 UTC

  expat (2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1) noble-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: invalid input length
    - CVE-2024-45490-*.patch: adds a check to the XML_ParseBuffer function of
      expat/lib/xmlparse.c to identify and error out if a negative length is
      provided.
    - CVE-2024-45490
  * SECURITY UPDATE: integer overflow
    - CVE-2024-45491.patch: adds a check to the dtdCopy function of
      expat/lib/xmlparse.c to detect and prevent an integer overflow.
    - CVE-2024-45491
  * SECURITY UPDATE: integer overflow
    - CVE-2024-45492.patch: adds a check to the nextScaffoldPart function of
      expat/lib/xmlparse.c to detect and prevent an integer overflow.
    - CVE-2024-45492

 -- Ian Constantin <email address hidden> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:17:43 +0300
CVE-2024-45490 An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. xmlparse.c does not reject a negative length for XML_ParseBuffer.
CVE-2024-45491 An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. dtdCopy in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for nDefaultAtts on 32-bit platforms (where UINT
CVE-2024-45492 An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for m_groupSize on 32-bit platforms (wh


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