CVE-2022-25235: Input Validation
First published: Wed Feb 16 2022(Updated: )
A flaw was found in expat. Passing malformed 2- and 3-byte UTF-8 sequences (for example, from start tag names) to the XML processing application on top of expat can lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is dependent on how invalid UTF-8 is handled inside the XML processor.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/expat | <0:2.0.1-14.el6_10 | 0:2.0.1-14.el6_10 |
| redhat/firefox | <0:91.7.0-3.el7_9 | 0:91.7.0-3.el7_9 |
| redhat/thunderbird | <0:91.7.0-2.el7_9 | 0:91.7.0-2.el7_9 |
| redhat/expat | <0:2.1.0-14.el7_9 | 0:2.1.0-14.el7_9 |
| redhat/firefox | <0:91.7.0-3.el8_5 | 0:91.7.0-3.el8_5 |
| redhat/thunderbird | <0:91.7.0-2.el8_5 | 0:91.7.0-2.el8_5 |
| redhat/mingw-expat | <0:2.4.8-1.el8 | 0:2.4.8-1.el8 |
| redhat/expat | <0:2.2.5-4.el8_5.3 | 0:2.2.5-4.el8_5.3 |
| redhat/xmlrpc-c | <0:1.51.0-5.el8_5.1 | 0:1.51.0-5.el8_5.1 |
| redhat/firefox | <0:91.7.0-3.el8_1 | 0:91.7.0-3.el8_1 |
| redhat/thunderbird | <0:91.7.0-2.el8_1 | 0:91.7.0-2.el8_1 |
| redhat/expat | <0:2.2.5-3.el8_1.1 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8_1.1 |
| redhat/xmlrpc-c | <0:1.51.0-5.el8_1.1 | 0:1.51.0-5.el8_1.1 |
| redhat/firefox | <0:91.7.0-3.el8_2 | 0:91.7.0-3.el8_2 |
| redhat/thunderbird | <0:91.7.0-2.el8_2 | 0:91.7.0-2.el8_2 |
| redhat/expat | <0:2.2.5-3.el8_2.2 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8_2.2 |
| redhat/xmlrpc-c | <0:1.51.0-5.el8_2.1 | 0:1.51.0-5.el8_2.1 |
| redhat/firefox | <0:91.7.0-3.el8_4 | 0:91.7.0-3.el8_4 |
| redhat/thunderbird | <0:91.7.0-2.el8_4 | 0:91.7.0-2.el8_4 |
| redhat/expat | <0:2.2.5-4.el8_4.2 | 0:2.2.5-4.el8_4.2 |
| redhat/xmlrpc-c | <0:1.51.0-5.el8_4.1 | 0:1.51.0-5.el8_4.1 |
| redhat/redhat-virtualization-host | <0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9 | 0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9 |
| Libexpat Project Libexpat | <2.4.5 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =34 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =35 | |
| Oracle HTTP Server | =12.2.1.3.0 | |
| Oracle HTTP Server | =12.2.1.4.0 | |
| Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit | =8.8 | |
| Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server | <3.1 | |
| redhat/expat | <2.4.5 | 2.4.5 |
| IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS | <=9.7.2.8 | |
| IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Web Access | <=9.7.2.8 | |
| IBM IBM® Rational DOORS/DOORS Web Access | <=9.6.1.x | |
| debian/expat | 2.2.10-2+deb11u5 2.2.10-2+deb11u6 2.5.0-1+deb12u1 2.6.4-1 |
Remedy
There is no known mitigation other than restricting applications using the expat library from processing untrusted XML content. Please update the affected packages as soon as possible.
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Reference Links
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25235 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25235 https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/expat-2-4-5-released/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056366
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0824
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0850
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1069
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0818
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0845
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7811
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0951
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1643
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0815
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0847
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1068
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1539
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0816
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0843
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1070
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0817
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0853
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1012
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1644
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1053
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-25235
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/562
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-25235
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25235
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-25236
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-25313
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-25314
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-25315
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1005894
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/19/1
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFRBA3UQVIQKXTBUQXDWQOVWNBKLERU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y27XO3JMKAOMQZVPS3B4MJGEAHCZF5OM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0008/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5085
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-25235
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2056367
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2056368
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/3f0a0cb644438d4d8e3294cd0b1245d0edb0c6c6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2057430
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2065579
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2065582
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7143
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFRBA3UQVIQKXTBUQXDWQOVWNBKLERU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y27XO3JMKAOMQZVPS3B4MJGEAHCZF5OM/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219782
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7160471 (Advisory)
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/ee2a5b50e7d1940ba8745715b62ceb9efd3a96da
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/c85a3025e7a1be086dc34e7559fbc543914d047f
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/6a5510bc6b7efe743356296724e0b38300f05379
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25235
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-25235
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
- RHSA-2022:1309
- RHSA-2022:0824
- RHSA-2022:0850
- RHSA-2022:1069
- RHSA-2022:0818
- RHSA-2022:0845
- RHSA-2022:7811
- RHSA-2022:0951
- RHSA-2022:1643
- RHSA-2022:0815
- RHSA-2022:0847
- RHSA-2022:1068
- RHSA-2022:1539
- RHSA-2022:0816
- RHSA-2022:0843
- RHSA-2022:1070
- RHSA-2022:1540
- RHSA-2022:0817
- RHSA-2022:0853
- RHSA-2022:1012
- RHSA-2022:1644
- RHSA-2022:7144
- RHSA-2022:1263
- RHSA-2022:1053
- IBM-7160471
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