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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6694-1
March 14, 2024
expat vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
Expat could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
Software Description:
- expat: XML parsing C library
Details:
It was discovered that Expat could be made to consume large amounts of
resources. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
specially crafted input, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2024-28757)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10:
expat                           2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
libexpat1                       2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
expat                           2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3
libexpat1                       2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6694-1
CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2024-28757
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3