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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4472-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
June 28, 2019                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : expat
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-20843
Debian Bug     : 931031

It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly
handled XML input including XML names that contain a large number of
colons, potentially resulting in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.0-2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

For the detailed security status of expat please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/expat

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4472-1: expat security update

June 28, 2019
It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly handled XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons, potentially resulting in denia...

Summary

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.0-2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

For the detailed security status of expat please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/expat

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly
handled XML input including XML names that contain a large number of
colons, potentially resulting in denial of service.

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