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ALPINE-CVE-2026-76956

In libexpat 2.8.2 and 2.8.3 before 2.8.4, misinterpretation of getentropy's return code leads to insufficient entropy, which results in being vulnerab...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In libexpat 2.8.2 and 2.8.3 before 2.8.4, misinterpretation of getentropy's return code leads to insufficient entropy, which results in being vulnerable to hash flooding attacks, causing a denial of service via crafted XML content.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.21 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.4-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.22 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.4-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.23 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.4-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.24 expat

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8.4-r0"}]}]

References

advisory security.alpinelinux.org