CVE-2024-45491

expat: An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3

CVE-2024-45491 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by expat 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1, released August 29, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0113
66th percentile

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. dtdCopy in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for nDefaultAtts on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX).

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
expat · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.5.0-1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45491 Aug 30, 2024
expat · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.6.2-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45491 Aug 30, 2024
expat · Debian 14 2.6.2-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45491 Aug 30, 2024
expat · RHEL 8 0:2.2.5-15.el8_10 RHSA-2024:6989 Sep 24, 2024
expat · RHEL 9 0:2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 RHSA-2024:6754 Sep 18, 2024
expat · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1 expat 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1 Aug 29, 2024
expat · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7 expat 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7 Aug 29, 2024
expat · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 expat 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 Aug 29, 2024
expat · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 expat 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 Aug 29, 2024
expat · almalinux 8 2.2.5-15.el8_10 ALSA-2024:6989 Sep 24, 2024
expat · almalinux 9 2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 ALSA-2024:6754 Sep 18, 2024
expat · ol 8 0:2.2.5-15.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2024-6989 Sep 24, 2024
expat · ol 9 0:2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 ELSA-2024-6754 Sep 18, 2024
expat · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.4.4-150400.3.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3216-1 Sep 12, 2024
expat · rocky 8 0:2.2.5-15.el8_10 RLSA-2024:6989 Sep 30, 2024
expat · rocky 9 0:2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 RLSA-2024:6754 Sep 30, 2024
expat · sles 15.6 2.4.4-150400.3.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3216-1 Sep 12, 2024
expat-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.2.5-15.el8_10 RHSA-2024:6989 Sep 24, 2024
expat-devel · RHEL 9 0:2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 RHSA-2024:6754 Sep 18, 2024
expat-devel · almalinux 8 2.2.5-15.el8_10 ALSA-2024:6989 Sep 24, 2024
expat-devel · almalinux 9 2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 ALSA-2024:6754 Sep 18, 2024
expat-devel · ol 8 0:2.2.5-15.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2024-6989 Sep 24, 2024
expat-devel · ol 9 0:2.5.0-2.el9_4.1 ELSA-2024-6754 Sep 18, 2024
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1 libexpat1 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm1 Aug 29, 2024
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7 libexpat1 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.7 Aug 29, 2024
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 libexpat1 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 Aug 29, 2024
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 libexpat1 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 Aug 29, 2024
libxmltok1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3 libxmltok1 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3 Aug 29, 2024
libxmltok1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm3 libxmltok1 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm3 Aug 29, 2024
libxmltok1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm3 libxmltok1 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm3 Aug 29, 2024
libxmltok1t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm1 libxmltok1t64 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm1 Aug 29, 2024
libxmltok1t64 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1.2-4.1ubuntu3 libxmltok1t64 1.2-4.1ubuntu3 Jan 16, 2026
libxmltok1t64 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1.2-4.1ubuntu3 libxmltok1t64 1.2-4.1ubuntu3 Jan 16, 2026
mozjs115 · opensuse-leap 15.6 115.4.0-150600.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3538-1 Oct 7, 2024
mozjs115 · sles 15.6 115.4.0-150600.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3538-1 Oct 7, 2024
mozjs52 · opensuse-leap 15.6 52.6.0-150000.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4512-1 Dec 23, 2025
mozjs52 · sles 15.7 52.6.0-150000.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4512-1 Dec 23, 2025
mozjs60 · opensuse-leap 15.6 60.9.0-150200.6.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0044-1 Jan 6, 2026
mozjs60 · sles 15.7 60.9.0-150200.6.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0044-1 Jan 6, 2026
mozjs78 · opensuse-leap 15.6 78.15.0-150400.3.6.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3554-1 Oct 9, 2024
mozjs78 · sles 15.6 78.15.0-150400.3.6.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3554-1 Oct 9, 2024
xmlrpc-c · RHEL 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c · almalinux 8 1.51.0-10.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c · ol 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 ELSA-2024-8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c · rocky 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 RLSA-2024:8859 Nov 8, 2024
xmlrpc-c-c++ · RHEL 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-c++ · almalinux 8 1.51.0-10.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-c++ · ol 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 ELSA-2024-8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-client · RHEL 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-client · almalinux 8 1.51.0-10.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-client · ol 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 ELSA-2024-8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-client++ · RHEL 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-client++ · almalinux 8 1.51.0-10.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-client++ · ol 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 ELSA-2024-8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-devel · RHEL 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 RHSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-devel · almalinux 8 1.51.0-10.el8_10 ALSA-2024:8859 Nov 5, 2024
xmlrpc-c-devel · ol 8 0:1.51.0-10.el8_10 ELSA-2024-8859 Nov 5, 2024

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