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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-45492: ELSA-2024-6754: expat security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-45492: ELSA-2024-6754: expat security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/30/2024
Created
10/18/2024
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
11/11/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for m_groupSize on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX). A flaw was found in libexpat's internal nextScaffoldPart function in xmlparse.c. It can have an integer overflow for m_groupSize on 32-bit platforms where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX.

Solution(s)

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

References

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