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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM USN-5638-4 Moderate Expat Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws in Ubuntu 14.04 ESM expose expats to risks necessitating patches to avert system failures or unauthorized code execution.
Expat could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Summary

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security advisory moderate code execution ubuntu expat memory crash

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: expat 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7 libexpat1 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-4

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-1

CVE-2022-40674, CVE-2022-43680

February 28, 2023

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