Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
Affects Red Hat expatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:59 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Dec 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated expat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:11200 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the expat C library used for XML parsing, specifically via the XML_ResumeParser function (CVE-2024-50602). Red Hat has issued a security advisory for this issue affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. The vulnerability is rated as moderate in severity by Red Hat Product Security. A security update is available to address this flaw.