# ELSA-2022-6838: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2022-6838, released October 6, 2022, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2022-6838
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 6, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-40674, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6838.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [expat](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/expat.md) | ol 9 | 0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.3 |
| [expat-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/expat-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-40674](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-40674.md) | High | expat: libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function inxmlparse.c. | 8.1 | 0.0225 |  |

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