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[slackware-security] expat

2024-09-0423:40:07
Slackware Linux Project
www.slackware.com
3
slackware
security fix
denial of service
arbitrary code execution
expat
upgrade
package
ftp
rsync hosting

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

39.7%

New expat packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update addresses security issues with impact ranging from denial of
service to potentially artitrary code execution.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-45490
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-45491
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-45492
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/expat-2.6.3-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 15.0 package:
ddb1a7ead2840c9fa32479c1fc53e359 expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
59f2208decfd70f127562debc6eafe29 expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
b5e98e9d838fde938ff61f5bf38c4428 l/expat-2.6.3-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e61bc71c8ce229ed30afe158cc2f45b0 l/expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

39.7%