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