[ GLSA 201911-08 ] Expat

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Expat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201911-08)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2019-11-25
Bug(s): #688734, #694362
ID: 201911-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Expat, the worst of
which could result in a Denial of Service condition.


Background

Expat is a set of XML parsing libraries.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-libs/expat
Vulnerable: < 2.2.8
Unaffected: >= 2.2.8
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Expat. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Expat users should upgrade to the latest version: