QID 354299

Date Published: 2022-12-21

QID 354299: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for xmlrpc-c : ALAS2022-2022-080

A flaw was found in expat.
Passing malformed 2- and 3-byte utf-8 sequences (for example, from start tag names) to the xml processing application on top of expat can lead to arbitrary code execution.
This issue is dependent on how invalid utf-8 is handled inside the xml processor. (
( CVE-2022-25235)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2022-2022-080 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2022-2022-080 amazon linux 2022 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2022/ALAS-2022-080.html