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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2022-40674) (Multiple Advisories): compat-expat1 security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2022-40674) (Multiple Advisories): compat-expat1 security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/14/2022
Created
10/12/2022
Added
10/07/2022
Modified
08/11/2023

Description

libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-compat-expat1
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-expat
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-expat-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-expat-static
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

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