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ALPINE-CVE-2026-56409

xmlwf in libexpat before 2.8.2 has an integer overflow for the output filename when -d outputDir is used.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Alpine:v3.21 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.2-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.22 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.2-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.23 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.2-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.24 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.2-r0"}]}]