USN-5638-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-5638-1.json
Related
Published
2022-09-26T14:19:17.810640Z
Modified
2022-09-26T14:19:17.810640Z
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name
expat

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libexpat1-dev": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6",
            "expat": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6",
            "lib64expat1-dev": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6",
            "libexpat1": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6",
            "lib64expat1": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6"
        }
    ]
}