vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-59375: Important priority package update for expat (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 15, 2025
Added
Sep 30, 2025
Modified
Dec 4, 2025
Description
A memory amplification vulnerability in libexpat allows attackers to trigger excessive dynamic memory allocations by submitting specially crafted XML input. A small input (~250 KiB) can cause the parser to allocate hundreds of megabytes, leading to denial-of-service (DoS) through memory exhaustion.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-expatamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-expat-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-expat-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-expat-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-expat-staticamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-firefoxamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-firefox-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-firefox-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-camazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-appsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-apps-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-camazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-c-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-clientamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-client-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xmlrpc-c-devel
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