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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3947-2 Moderate: Libxslt Info Exposure

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Calendar Grey April 15, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Libxslt on Ubuntu has the potential to reveal confidential information via specially crafted documents. It's crucial to implement an update for safeguarding data and enhancing security.
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:

USN-3947-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libxslt. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 information exposure ubuntu libxslt

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libxslt1.1                      1.1.26-8ubuntu1.5

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3947-2

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

  CVE-2019-11068

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April 15, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update information exposure ubuntu libxslt

Package Information

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