vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-28757: ELSA-2024-1530: expat security update (MODERATE)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 10, 2024
Added
Mar 27, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).
An XML Entity Expansion flaw was found in libexpat. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service when there is an isolated use of external parsers.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-expatoracle-linux-upgrade-expat-devel
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