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Debian dsa-6404 : expat - security update

🗓️ 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Debian fixes expat vulnerabilities across multiple CVEs; upgrade to 2.8.2-1~deb13u1.

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    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian Security Advisory DSA-6404-1                   [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/security/                                  Aron Xu
    July 30, 2026                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : expat
    CVE ID         : CVE-2025-59375 CVE-2026-24515 CVE-2026-25210 CVE-2026-32776
                     CVE-2026-32777 CVE-2026-32778 CVE-2026-41080 CVE-2026-45186
                     CVE-2026-50219 CVE-2026-56131 CVE-2026-56132 CVE-2026-56403
                     CVE-2026-56404 CVE-2026-56405 CVE-2026-56406 CVE-2026-56407
                     CVE-2026-56408 CVE-2026-56409 CVE-2026-56410 CVE-2026-56411
                     CVE-2026-56412

    Multiple security issues were discovered in expat, an XML parsing C library,
    including integer overflows, out-of-bounds write, NULL pointer dereferences,
    excessive resource consumption, and memory corruption through re-entrant
    parser API calls, which may result in denial of service or potentially the
    execution of arbitrary code.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.8.2-1~deb13u1.

    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/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: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-56408");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-56409");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(13)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 13.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
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var pkgs = [
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'expat', 'reference': '2.8.2-1~deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libexpat1', 'reference': '2.8.2-1~deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libexpat1-dev', 'reference': '2.8.2-1~deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libexpat1-udeb', 'reference': '2.8.2-1~deb13u1'}
];

var flag = 0;
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  var reference = NULL;
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    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
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    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'expat / libexpat1 / libexpat1-dev / libexpat1-udeb');
}

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