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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2022:6878 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2022-10-11
Updated:
2022-10-11

RHSA-2022:6878 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Important: expat security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for expat is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Expat is a C library for parsing XML documents.

Security Fix(es):

  • expat: a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c (CVE-2022-40674)

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.

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.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2130769 - CVE-2022-40674 expat: a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c

CVEs

  • CVE-2022-40674

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
x86_64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a76d105651e58de43f31f31f6240bf1d85dbb1eb18c117f03663b340d9782bfc
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b988a0288f52f61095c9b644ccb478686c973f9860b27951f15c49cc6bf87110
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 48e4b96131ee59c36565d46fb3dde680a5af743f60f239c162f38f1915698e3d
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e8320a908450bf85368944210e622deb47fb897bb13d19977580858fbc266291
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 283744333b8110aa938a40e19d595fc906ab7d21384c48a549a9a16f365f7ebe
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5303e878d5428d0806f4f5fbf7c47f0ae940a6f6fff82ca6ff14c7844ed8a1f0
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 28e97c54cde4d17ed9a44adc3a363ce31d84db7d3f6645176153a4a0170b5ac7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e5e19357112c81f52988508b84be936e4c3feb0a4d0c70f2443c9daf40412d58

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
x86_64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a76d105651e58de43f31f31f6240bf1d85dbb1eb18c117f03663b340d9782bfc
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b988a0288f52f61095c9b644ccb478686c973f9860b27951f15c49cc6bf87110
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 48e4b96131ee59c36565d46fb3dde680a5af743f60f239c162f38f1915698e3d
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e8320a908450bf85368944210e622deb47fb897bb13d19977580858fbc266291
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 283744333b8110aa938a40e19d595fc906ab7d21384c48a549a9a16f365f7ebe
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5303e878d5428d0806f4f5fbf7c47f0ae940a6f6fff82ca6ff14c7844ed8a1f0
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 28e97c54cde4d17ed9a44adc3a363ce31d84db7d3f6645176153a4a0170b5ac7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e5e19357112c81f52988508b84be936e4c3feb0a4d0c70f2443c9daf40412d58

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
x86_64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a76d105651e58de43f31f31f6240bf1d85dbb1eb18c117f03663b340d9782bfc
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b988a0288f52f61095c9b644ccb478686c973f9860b27951f15c49cc6bf87110
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 48e4b96131ee59c36565d46fb3dde680a5af743f60f239c162f38f1915698e3d
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e8320a908450bf85368944210e622deb47fb897bb13d19977580858fbc266291
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 283744333b8110aa938a40e19d595fc906ab7d21384c48a549a9a16f365f7ebe
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5303e878d5428d0806f4f5fbf7c47f0ae940a6f6fff82ca6ff14c7844ed8a1f0
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 28e97c54cde4d17ed9a44adc3a363ce31d84db7d3f6645176153a4a0170b5ac7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e5e19357112c81f52988508b84be936e4c3feb0a4d0c70f2443c9daf40412d58

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
s390x
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 52ee8696ae128a50c10d221fd0df35e24193aa7a97582e79091197dd9164a92b
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 408ab16099a73e768d59050875f54d679d79722a5891b4dc52dfea106df2a5a7
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8a1d8ef8ca4430d882053ce761fd699a6dbb1727a47c444acf17411681bfbd77
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: adf91142084a8b3839215b86bac46f559dbe4dda0747284bb6311b6760b93b1b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
s390x
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 52ee8696ae128a50c10d221fd0df35e24193aa7a97582e79091197dd9164a92b
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 408ab16099a73e768d59050875f54d679d79722a5891b4dc52dfea106df2a5a7
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8a1d8ef8ca4430d882053ce761fd699a6dbb1727a47c444acf17411681bfbd77
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: adf91142084a8b3839215b86bac46f559dbe4dda0747284bb6311b6760b93b1b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
ppc64le
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6ca735a194368495ff0760eeb8e7f42338b0b6c0a9119d7cb4716fa0152208a9
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8381a167767a70cd2cffa46e7b6036473355f9fa9c3b8f935f2af71a9397732a
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ff1d57da1f03c7163d2379a1ee29f76449df6883658a6aad1c153afba7435ef7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: d1a594fa813f6de7da5527c95b10f9ee3ee3d43be10e71a18033586e295a940e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
ppc64le
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6ca735a194368495ff0760eeb8e7f42338b0b6c0a9119d7cb4716fa0152208a9
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8381a167767a70cd2cffa46e7b6036473355f9fa9c3b8f935f2af71a9397732a
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ff1d57da1f03c7163d2379a1ee29f76449df6883658a6aad1c153afba7435ef7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: d1a594fa813f6de7da5527c95b10f9ee3ee3d43be10e71a18033586e295a940e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
x86_64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a76d105651e58de43f31f31f6240bf1d85dbb1eb18c117f03663b340d9782bfc
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b988a0288f52f61095c9b644ccb478686c973f9860b27951f15c49cc6bf87110
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 48e4b96131ee59c36565d46fb3dde680a5af743f60f239c162f38f1915698e3d
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e8320a908450bf85368944210e622deb47fb897bb13d19977580858fbc266291
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 283744333b8110aa938a40e19d595fc906ab7d21384c48a549a9a16f365f7ebe
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5303e878d5428d0806f4f5fbf7c47f0ae940a6f6fff82ca6ff14c7844ed8a1f0
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 28e97c54cde4d17ed9a44adc3a363ce31d84db7d3f6645176153a4a0170b5ac7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e5e19357112c81f52988508b84be936e4c3feb0a4d0c70f2443c9daf40412d58

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
aarch64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 2a4d62accdb51a2b0b45ea83b07d4bbd20ddf5b7bdb9e6be0a6866288d0f5934
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: df5ca918c0e8feeb6224ad0451505ed87154aac3d4dd06b6754ce6136fe45f38
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 0398a6900c6266365435dc4aadf2b3fa28e61a47106be2ec5635ca31427e06c1
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ae6dda5034a442ac59c6cc0a06746b65c25c65ada20fabd6dcf68428b3c087a2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
aarch64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 2a4d62accdb51a2b0b45ea83b07d4bbd20ddf5b7bdb9e6be0a6866288d0f5934
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: df5ca918c0e8feeb6224ad0451505ed87154aac3d4dd06b6754ce6136fe45f38
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 0398a6900c6266365435dc4aadf2b3fa28e61a47106be2ec5635ca31427e06c1
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ae6dda5034a442ac59c6cc0a06746b65c25c65ada20fabd6dcf68428b3c087a2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
ppc64le
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6ca735a194368495ff0760eeb8e7f42338b0b6c0a9119d7cb4716fa0152208a9
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8381a167767a70cd2cffa46e7b6036473355f9fa9c3b8f935f2af71a9397732a
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ff1d57da1f03c7163d2379a1ee29f76449df6883658a6aad1c153afba7435ef7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: d1a594fa813f6de7da5527c95b10f9ee3ee3d43be10e71a18033586e295a940e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6

SRPM
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 51efa55399177bf216bc0ff24bf341f0ad02c5be8e6567a47a5be6b323d9caac
x86_64
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a76d105651e58de43f31f31f6240bf1d85dbb1eb18c117f03663b340d9782bfc
expat-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b988a0288f52f61095c9b644ccb478686c973f9860b27951f15c49cc6bf87110
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 48e4b96131ee59c36565d46fb3dde680a5af743f60f239c162f38f1915698e3d
expat-debuginfo-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e8320a908450bf85368944210e622deb47fb897bb13d19977580858fbc266291
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 283744333b8110aa938a40e19d595fc906ab7d21384c48a549a9a16f365f7ebe
expat-debugsource-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5303e878d5428d0806f4f5fbf7c47f0ae940a6f6fff82ca6ff14c7844ed8a1f0
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 28e97c54cde4d17ed9a44adc3a363ce31d84db7d3f6645176153a4a0170b5ac7
expat-devel-2.2.5-8.el8_6.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e5e19357112c81f52988508b84be936e4c3feb0a4d0c70f2443c9daf40412d58

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