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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-25313: ELSA-2022-5244: expat security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-25313: ELSA-2022-5244: expat security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/19/2022
Created
07/16/2022
Added
06/30/2022
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth in the DTD element. A flaw was found in expat. A stack exhaustion in doctype parsing could be triggered by a file with a large number of opening braces, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-expat
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-expat-devel

References

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