========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3921-1
March 26, 2019

xmltooling vulnerability
========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

xmltooling could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software Description:
- xmltooling: C++ XML parsing library with encryption support

Details:

It was discovered that XMLTooling incorrectly handled certain XML files
with
invalid data. An attacker could use this issue to cause XMLTooling to
crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libxmltooling8                  3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libxmltooling7                  1.6.4-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libxmltooling6v5                1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxmltooling6                  1.5.3-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3921-1
  CVE-2019-9628

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/1.6.4-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3
  
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/1.5.3-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 3921-1: XMLTooling vulnerability

March 26, 2019
xmltooling could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: libxmltooling8 3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libxmltooling7 1.6.4-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libxmltooling6v5 1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxmltooling6 1.5.3-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3921-1

CVE-2019-9628

Severity
March 26, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/1.6.4-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmltooling/1.5.3-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.1

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