# ELSA-2022-9232: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2022-9232, released March 18, 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-2022-9232
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 18, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-23990, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9232.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [expat](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/expat.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.2.5-4.0.1.el8_5.3 |
| [expat-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/expat-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.2.5-4.0.1.el8_5.3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-23990](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-23990.md) | High | expat: Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function. | 9.8 | 0.0469 |  |

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