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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4132-2 Expat Information Exposure Risk

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Calendar Grey September 12, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A newly identified security risk impacts Ubuntu versions 12.04 and 14.04 ESM for expatriates, necessitating prompt updates to prevent the leakage of private data.
Expat could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted XML file.

Summary

Expat could be made to expose sensitive information if it received

a specially crafted XML file.

Software Description:

- expat: XML parsing C library

Details:

USN-4132-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu update instructions information exposure expat XML parsing

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  lib64expat1                     2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm2
  libexpat1                       2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm2

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  lib64expat1                     2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.7
  libexpat1                       2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.7

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4132-2

CVE-2019-15903

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September 12, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu update instructions information exposure expat XML parsing

Package Information

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