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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4530-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 22, 2019                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : expat
CVE ID         : CVE-2019-15903
Debian Bug     : 939394

It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly
handled internal entities closing the doctype, potentially resulting in
denial of service or information disclosure if a malformed XML file is
processed.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2.0-2+deb9u3.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.6-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

For the detailed security status of expat please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/expat

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4530-1: expat security update

September 22, 2019
It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly handled internal entities closing the doctype, potentially resulting in denial of service or information di...

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2.0-2+deb9u3.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.6-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

For the detailed security status of expat please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/expat

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly
handled internal entities closing the doctype, potentially resulting in
denial of service or information disclosure if a malformed XML file is
processed.

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