libexpat before commit 13c5f63 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlparse.c. XML_ParseBuffer advances the parse buffer end with parser->m_bufferEnd += len using a caller-supplied length that is not validated against the allocated buffer size, so repeated XML_ParseBuffer calls move m_bufferEnd past the end of the heap allocation and subsequent parsing reads out of bounds. Reaching this path requires a parse buffer to already be present; otherwise XML_ParseBuffer returns XML_ERROR_NO_BUFFER. A buffer is present after a prior call to XML_GetBuffer, either directly (the common case) or indirectly through a prior XML_Parse call that allocates the buffer internally. The over-read discloses adjacent heap memory to the calling application, recovering heap pointers, libc function pointers, and code pointers sufficient to defeat ASLR and build further exploitation primitives.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade expatUpgrade expat-devel | Oct 25, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade expat | Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade expat | Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for python_advisory22 | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade expat-develUpgrade expatUpgrade firefox | Oct 28, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade expat-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade expat-develUpgrade expatUpgrade expat-debuginfo | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade expat-debugsourceUpgrade expatUpgrade expat-debuginfoUpgrade expat-devel | Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
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