Ubuntu 6694-1: Expat vulnerabilities
Summary
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