CVE-2024-50602 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-50602: An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted parser.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 9 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-50602 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

expat→ fixed in2.2.10-2+deb11u7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y expat
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

expat→ fixed in2.5.0-1+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y expat
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

expat→ fixed in2.6.3-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y expat
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

expat→ fixed in2.6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade expat
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

expat→ fixed in2.6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade expat
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

expat→ fixed in2.6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade expat
```

qt6-qtwebengine→ fixed in6.8.3-r1

apk update && apk add --upgrade qt6-qtwebengine

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

expat→ fixed in2.6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade expat
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

expat→ fixed in2.6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade expat
```

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