Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-1615

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-1615.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.i686.rpm
expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.x86_64.rpm
expat-devel-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.i686.rpm
expat-devel-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.aarch64.rpm
expat-devel-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.aarch64.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol8/SRPMS-updates//expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-52425




Description of changes:

[2.2.5-11.0.1.1]
- lib: Prevent integer overflow in doProlog [CVE-2022-23990][Orabug: 33910314]

[2.2.5-11.1]
- CVE-2023-52425 expat: parsing large tokens can trigger a denial of service
- Resolves: RHEL-29321


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Oracle8: ELSA-2024-1615: expat security Moderate Security Update

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[2.2.5-11.0.1.1] - lib: Prevent integer overflow in doProlog [CVE-2022-23990][Orabug: 33910314] [2.2.5-11.1] - CVE-2023-52425 expat: parsing large tokens can trigger a denial of service - Resolves: RHEL-29321

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol8/SRPMS-updates//expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.src.rpm

x86_64

expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.i686.rpm expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.x86_64.rpm expat-devel-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.i686.rpm expat-devel-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

expat-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.aarch64.rpm expat-devel-2.2.5-11.0.1.el8_9.1.aarch64.rpm

i386

Severity
Related CVEs: CVE-2023-52425

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