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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
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.
Affected packages
- apache2
- apr-util
- ayttm
- cableswig
- cadaver
- cmake
- coin3
- expat
- firefox
- gdcm
- ghostscript
- insighttoolkit4
- libxmltok
- matanza
- smart
- swish-e
- tdom
- texlive-bin
- thunderbird
- vnc4
- vtk
- wbxml2
- xmlrpc-c
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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Sources
Structured record: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-76956
Recommended response stack
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