{"id":"MGASA-2019-0274","summary":"Updated expat packages fix security vulnerability","details":"Updated expat packages fix security vulnerability:\n\nIt was discovered that Expat did not properly handled XML input including\nXML names that contain a large number of colons, potentially resulting in\ndenial of service (CVE-2018-20843).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:43:18.643626774Z","published":"2019-09-15T12:11:55Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-20843"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0274.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25019"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_2_7/expat/Changes"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4472"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"expat","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/expat?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.7-1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0274.json"}},{"package":{"name":"expat","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/expat?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.7-1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0274.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}