6.9
Medium
CVE-2026-56132 In libexpat before 2.8.2, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in doProlog in xmlparse.c because scaffold backing array…
Description
In libexpat before 2.8.2, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in doProlog in xmlparse.c because scaffold backing array reallocation is mishandled when there is data-structure sharing across parsers.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libexpat 2.8 | earliest → < 2.8.2 | 2.8.2 |
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6.2
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