vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-43680: Security patch for expat (ALAS-2022-1885)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 24, 2022 | Dec 7, 2022 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 24, 2022
Added
Dec 7, 2022
Modified
Jan 28, 2025
Description
In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-expatamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-expat-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-expat-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-expat-static
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