CVE-2026-56132

In libexpat before 2.8.2, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in doProlog in xmlparse.c because scaffold backing array reallocation is mishandled when there is data-structure sharing across parsers.

CVE-2026-56132 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:64810, released June 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.9
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile

In libexpat before 2.8.2, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in doProlog in xmlparse.c because scaffold backing array reallocation is mishandled when there is data-structure sharing across parsers.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
MozillaFirefox · opensuse-leap 16.0 153.5.0-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22139-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaFirefox · sles 15.6 153.5.0-150400.157.16.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4834-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaFirefox · sles 15.7 153.5.0-150400.157.16.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4834-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaFirefox · sles 16.0 153.5.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24260-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaThunderbird · sles 15.7 153.5.0-150400.13.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4736-1 Nov 7, 2026
expat · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.5.0-1+deb12u5 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56132 Jun 28, 2026
expat · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.8.2-1~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56132 Jun 28, 2026
expat · Debian 14 2.8.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56132 Jun 28, 2026
expat · RHEL 10 2.7.3-1.el10_2.3 RHSA-2026:64810 Jun 19, 2026
expat · RHEL 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 RHSA-2026:64809 Sep 13, 2026
expat · RHEL 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 RHSA-2026:64812 Sep 13, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm5 expat 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm5 Aug 20, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm3 expat 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm3 Aug 20, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.9 expat 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.9 Aug 20, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.6 expat 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.6 Aug 20, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.2 expat 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.2 Aug 20, 2026
expat · almalinux 10 2.7.3-1.el10_2.3 ALSA-2026:64810 Sep 8, 2026
expat · almalinux 8 2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 ALSA-2026:64809 Sep 8, 2026
expat · almalinux 9 2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 ALSA-2026:64812 Sep 8, 2026
expat · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2026-1900 Jul 6, 2026
expat · ol 10 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.3 ELSA-2026-64810-0 Sep 8, 2026
expat · ol 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 ELSA-2026-64809-0 Sep 8, 2026
expat · ol 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 ELSA-2026-64812-0 Sep 8, 2026
expat · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.8.4-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21945-1 Sep 24, 2026
expat · rocky 10 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.3 RLSA-2026:64810 Sep 9, 2026
expat · rocky 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 RLSA-2026:64809 Sep 9, 2026
expat · rocky 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 RLSA-2026:64812 Sep 9, 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 2.8.4-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23912-1 Sep 24, 2026
expat-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2026-1900 Jul 6, 2026
expat-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2026-1900 Jul 6, 2026
expat-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 RHSA-2026:64809 Sep 13, 2026
expat-devel · RHEL 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 RHSA-2026:64812 Sep 13, 2026
expat-devel · almalinux 10 2.7.3-1.el10_2.3 ALSA-2026:64810 Sep 8, 2026
expat-devel · almalinux 8 2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 ALSA-2026:64809 Sep 8, 2026
expat-devel · almalinux 9 2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 ALSA-2026:64812 Sep 8, 2026
expat-devel · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2026-1900 Jul 6, 2026
expat-devel · ol 10 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.3 ELSA-2026-64810-0 Sep 8, 2026
expat-devel · ol 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10.2 ELSA-2026-64809-0 Sep 8, 2026
expat-devel · ol 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.3 ELSA-2026-64812-0 Sep 8, 2026
expat-static · amzn 2023 2.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2026-1900 Jul 6, 2026
firefox · amzn 2023 140.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1928 Jul 6, 2026
firefox-debuginfo · amzn 2023 140.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1928 Jul 6, 2026
firefox-debugsource · amzn 2023 140.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-1928 Jul 6, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm5 libexpat1 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.9+esm5 Aug 20, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm3 libexpat1 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.8+esm3 Aug 20, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.9 libexpat1 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.9 Aug 20, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.6 libexpat1 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.6 Aug 20, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.2 libexpat1 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.2 Aug 20, 2026

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