libexpat Heap Buffer Over-read in xmlparse.c via XML_ParseBuffer
CVE-2026-77214 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-77214, released October 10, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
libexpat before commit 13c5f63 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlparse.c. XML_ParseBuffer advances the parse buffer end with parser->m_bufferEnd += len using a caller-supplied length that is not validated against the allocated buffer size, so repeated XML_ParseBuffer calls move m_bufferEnd past the end of the heap allocation and subsequent parsing reads out of bounds. Reaching this path requires a parse buffer to already be present; otherwise XML_ParseBuffer returns XML_ERROR_NO_BUFFER. A buffer is present after a prior call to XML_GetBuffer, either directly (the common case) or indirectly through a prior XML_Parse call that allocates the buffer internally. The over-read discloses adjacent heap memory to the calling application, recovering heap pointers, libc function pointers, and code pointers sufficient to defeat ASLR and build further exploitation primitives.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| expat · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.5.0-1+deb12u5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-77214 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| expat · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.9.0-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-77214 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| expat · Debian 14 | 2.9.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-77214 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| expat · RHEL 10 | 2.7.3-1.el10_2.7 | RHSA-2026:88248 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| expat · RHEL 8 | 0:2.5.0-6.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:92323 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| expat · RHEL 9 | 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | RHSA-2026:88247 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| expat · almalinux 10 | 2.7.3-1.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:88248 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · almalinux 8 | 2.5.0-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:92323 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · almalinux 9 | 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | ALSA-2026:88247 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · ol 10 | 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-88248 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · ol 8 | 0:2.5.0-6.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-92323 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · ol 9 | 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | ELSA-2026-88247 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 2.8.5-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22177-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · rocky 10 | 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.7 | RLSA-2026:88248 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · rocky 8 | 0:2.5.0-6.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:92323 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat · rocky 9 | 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | RLSA-2026:88247 | Nov 7, 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 | 2.8.5-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24469-1 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:2.5.0-6.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:92323 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| expat-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | RHSA-2026:88247 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| expat-devel · almalinux 8 | 2.5.0-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:92323 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat-devel · almalinux 9 | 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | ALSA-2026:88247 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat-devel · ol 10 | 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-88248 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat-devel · ol 8 | 0:2.5.0-6.el8_10 | ELSA-2026-92323 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| expat-devel · ol 9 | 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.7 | ELSA-2026-88247 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| firefox · RHEL 10 | 153.5.0-1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:89758 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| firefox · almalinux 10 | 153.5.0-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:89758 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| firefox · ol 10 | 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el10_2 | ELSA-2026-89758 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| firefox · rocky 10 | 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:89758 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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