USN-5638-4: Expat vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5638-4
February 28, 2023
expat vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Expat could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Software Description:
- expat: XML parsing C library
Details:
USN-5638-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
expat 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7
libexpat1 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-1
CVE-2022-40674, CVE-2022-43680
An Expat security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM.