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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0031
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0031)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0031 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0031 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places
in the storeAtts function in xmlparse.c can lead to realloc misbehavior
(e.g., allocating too few bytes, or only freeing memory). (CVE-2021-45960)

In doProlog in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, an integer
overflow exists for m_groupSize. (CVE-2021-46143)

addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an
integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22822)

build_model in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an
integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22823)

defineAttribute in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an
integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22824)

lookup in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer
overflow. (CVE-2022-22825)

nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an
integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22826)

storeAtts in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an
integer overflow. (CVE-2022-22827)

Affected Software/OS:
'expat' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-45960
Debian Security Information: DSA-5073 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5073
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217609
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/531
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/534
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/17/3
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-46143
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/532
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/538
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22822
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/539
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22823
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22824
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22825
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22826
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22827
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