USN-7000-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7000-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7000-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7000-1
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Published
2024-09-12T10:01:43.210521Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:36:07.234807Z
Summary
expat vulnerabilities
Details

Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle certain function calls when a negative input length was provided. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45490)

Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle the potential for an integer overflow on 32-bit platforms. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-4
2.1.0-4ubuntu1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm2
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm4
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm6
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-udeb-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-7
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.3
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.4
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm5
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm7
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-udeb-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.3-1
2.2.3-2
2.2.5-0ubuntu2
2.2.5-3
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.1
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.2
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.4
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.7
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.8
2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-udeb"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.7-2
2.2.9-1
2.2.9-1build1
2.2.9-1ubuntu0.2
2.2.9-1ubuntu0.4
2.2.9-1ubuntu0.5
2.2.9-1ubuntu0.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-udeb"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.0-2
2.6.0-1
2.6.1-2
2.6.1-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}