USN-5638-4

Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-4

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-5638-4.json

Related

Published

2023-02-28T15:19:01.556097Z

Modified

2023-02-28T15:19:01.556097Z

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / expat

Package

Name: expat

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0The exact introduced commit is unknown

Fixed

2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libexpat1-dev": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7",
            "expat": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7",
            "lib64expat1-dev": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7",
            "lib64expat1": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7",
            "libexpat1": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7"
        }
    ]
}