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USN-8023-1: xmltok library vulnerabilities

USN-8023-1: xmltok library vulnerabilities

Ubuntu February 11, 2026

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled the initialization of parsers for external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-24515 ) It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled integer calculations when allocating memory for XML tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-25210 )

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled the initialization of parsers for external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-24515 )

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled integer calculations when allocating memory for XML tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-25210 )

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled the initialization of parsers for external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-24515 ) It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled integer calculations when allocating memory for XML tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-25210 )

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled the initialization of parsers for external entities. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-24515 )

It was discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, incorrectly handled integer calculations when allocating memory for XML tags. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-25210 )

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