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Debian 11: DSA-5236-1 Critical: Expat Use-After-Free Issue

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Calendar Grey September 22, 2022
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Memory management flaw discovered in LibXML could result in DoS or unintended code execution. Immediate update advisable.
Rhodri James discovered a heap use-after-free vulnerability in the doContent function in Expat, an XML parsing C library, which could result in denial of service or potentially the...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.10-2+deb11u4.

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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Package: expat
CVE ID: CVE-2022-40674

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