USN-7424-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7424-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7424-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7424-1

Related

Published

2025-04-08T11:46:42.161437Z

Modified

2025-04-08T11:46:42.161437Z

Summary

expat vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that Expat could crash due to stack overflow when processing XML documents with deeply nested entity references. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted XML input, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name: expat
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.1-2

2.4.1-3

2.4.2-1

2.4.3-1

2.4.3-2

2.4.4-1

2.4.6-1

2.4.7-1

2.4.7-1ubuntu0.1

2.4.7-1ubuntu0.2

2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3

2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4

2.4.7-1ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / expat

Package

Name: expat
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.1-2build1

2.6.2-1

2.6.2-2

2.6.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name: expat
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.0-2

2.6.0-1

2.6.1-2

2.6.1-2build1

2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1

2.6.1-2ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "expat-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ]
}