Updated: 2024-08-26 21:37:10.036468
Description:
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in the case of a large token for which multiple buffer fills are needed.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | expat | 2.5.0 | 7.5 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2024:1714065693 | 2024-04-25 21:43:16 |
| CentOS 6 ELS | expat | 2.0.1 | 7.5 | HIGH | Ignored | 2024-03-27 14:09:26 | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | expat | 2.1.0 | 7.5 | HIGH | Ignored | 2024-03-27 14:09:22 | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | expat | 2.2.5 | 7.5 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2024:1714727652 | 2024-05-03 10:00:34 |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | expat | 2.2.5 | 7.5 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2024:1714727824 | 2024-05-03 10:00:34 |
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | expat | 2.2.5 | 7.5 | HIGH | Already Fixed | 2024-07-05 10:14:05 | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | expat | 2.0.1 | 7.5 | HIGH | Ignored | 2024-03-27 14:09:26 | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | expat | 2.0.1 | 7.5 | HIGH | Ignored | 2024-03-27 14:09:25 | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | expat | 2.1.0 | 7.5 | HIGH | Ignored | 2024-03-19 17:10:17 | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 ELS | expat | 2.2.5-3 | 7.5 | HIGH | Ignored | 2024-03-19 17:10:17 |
We've reasoned not to port the fix for this CVE following upstream recommendation not to do this. The fixes are tied to the new functionality which is absent in older versions.