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Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3947-1 Moderate: Libxslt Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey April 15, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Discover the recent Libxslt security flaw in Ubuntu that may allow unauthorized access to sensitive data through specially designed files. Ensure you remain informed!
Libxslt could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted file.

Summary

Libxslt could be made to expose sensitive information if it received

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- libxslt: XSLT processing library

Details:

It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive

information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update Ubuntu information exposure sensitive data libxslt

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libxslt1.1                      1.1.32-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libxslt1.1                      1.1.29-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libxslt1.1                      1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxslt1.1                      1.1.28-2ubuntu0.2

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3947-1

  CVE-2019-11068

April 15, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update Ubuntu information exposure sensitive data libxslt

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.32-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.29-5ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.28-2ubuntu0.2

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