rlsa-2026:22715
Vulnerability from osv_rocky
Published
2026-06-05 12:04
Modified
2026-06-19 12:06
Summary
Important: expat security update
Details

Expat is a C library for parsing XML documents.

Security Fix(es):

  • libexpat: denial of service via crafted XML input (CVE-2026-45186)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Credits
Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
Red Hat
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:10",
        "name": "expat",
        "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/expat?distro=rocky-linux-10\u0026epoch=0"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            "yum_repository": "BaseOS"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Red Hat"
    }
  ],
  "details": "Expat is a C library for parsing XML documents.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* libexpat: denial of service via crafted XML input (CVE-2026-45186)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
  "id": "RLSA-2026:22715",
  "modified": "2026-06-19T12:06:08.085345Z",
  "published": "2026-06-05T12:04:50.053452Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:22715"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468575"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Important: expat security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-45186"
  ]
}



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