CVE-2026-25210

expat: In libexpat before 2.7.4, the doContent function does not properly determine the buffer size bufSize because there is...

CVE-2026-25210 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by expat 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm3, released January 29, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
11th percentile

In libexpat before 2.7.4, the doContent function does not properly determine the buffer size bufSize because there is no integer overflow check for tag buffer reallocation.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
expat · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.5.0-1+deb12u4 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25210 Jan 30, 2026
expat · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.8.2-1~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25210 Jan 30, 2026
expat · Debian 14 2.7.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25210 Jan 30, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm3 expat 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm3 Jan 29, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1 expat 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1 Jan 29, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7 expat 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7 Jan 29, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.4 expat 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.4 Jan 29, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.2 expat 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.2 Jan 29, 2026
expat · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1425 Feb 16, 2026
expat · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.7.1-150400.3.34.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0826-1 Mar 5, 2026
expat · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.7.1-160000.4.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20306-1 Mar 3, 2026
expat · sles 15.6 2.8.5-150400.3.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4623-1 Nov 7, 2026
expat · sles 15.7 2.8.5-150700.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4619-1 Nov 7, 2026
expat · sles 16.0 2.7.1-160000.4.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20627-1 Mar 3, 2026
expat-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1425 Feb 16, 2026
expat-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1425 Feb 16, 2026
expat-devel · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1425 Feb 16, 2026
expat-static · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1425 Feb 16, 2026
firefox · amzn 2023 140.7.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-1424 Feb 16, 2026
firefox-debuginfo · amzn 2023 140.7.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-1424 Feb 16, 2026
firefox-debugsource · amzn 2023 140.7.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-1424 Feb 16, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm3 libexpat1 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm3 Jan 29, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1 libexpat1 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm1 Jan 29, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7 libexpat1 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.7 Jan 29, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.4 libexpat1 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.4 Jan 29, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.2 libexpat1 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.2 Jan 29, 2026
libxmltok1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm6 libxmltok1 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm6 Jan 29, 2026
libxmltok1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm6 libxmltok1 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm6 Jan 29, 2026
libxmltok1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm6 libxmltok1 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm6 Jan 29, 2026
libxmltok1t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm4 libxmltok1t64 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm4 Jan 29, 2026

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