Debian: DSA-5085-2 Critical Expat URI Handling Regression Fix
debian
March 13, 2022
The update for expat released as DSA 5085-1 introduced regressions for applications using URI characters (':' in particular) for a namespace separator (while the HTML API docs of f...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2.6-2+deb10u4.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.10-2+deb11u3.
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/
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