RedHat: RHSA-2020-1011:01 Moderate: expat security update
Summary
Expat is a C library for parsing XML documents.
Security Fix(es):
* expat: Integer overflow leading to buffer overflow in XML_GetBuffer()
(CVE-2015-2716)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing the updated packages, applications using the Expat library
must be restarted for the update to take effect.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2716 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.8_release_notes/index
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.src.rpm
x86_64:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.src.rpm
x86_64:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.src.rpm
ppc64:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc.rpm
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64le.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64le.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.s390.rpm
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.s390x.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.s390.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.s390x.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.s390.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
ppc64:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64le.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.s390.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.s390x.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.s390.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.src.rpm
x86_64:
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-devel-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.i686.rpm
expat-static-2.1.0-11.el7.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for expat is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1220607 - CVE-2015-2716 expat: Integer overflow leading to buffer overflow in XML_GetBuffer()