USN-8022-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-59375)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-02-10 15:26 – Updated: 2026-06-25 10:47 – Source website
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Summary
expat vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when parsing certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-59375)

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled the initialization of parsers for external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-24515)

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled integer calculations when allocating memory for XML tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-25210)

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  "id": "USN-8022-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:47:03Z",
  "published": "2026-02-10T15:26:23Z",
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