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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8813-1

USN-8813-1: Expat vulnerabilities

Severity not listed 11 CVEs Published Sep 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly handle certain integer arithmetic. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-56406, CVE-2026-56407, CVE-2026-56409, CVE-2026-56410, CVE-2026-56411)

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly track handler call depth. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-56131)

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-56132)

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly handle certain Unicode characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-72522)

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly process certain XML attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-66046)

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly handle certain external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-76641)

It was discovered that Expat did not correctly track handler call depth with custom encodings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-76957)

Products covered

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Remediation

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CVEs in this advisory 11

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