Ubuntu 22.10: USN-6028-1 Moderate Advisory on libxml2 Crash Issues

ubuntu

April 19, 2023

Several security issues were fixed in libxml2.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libxml2.

Software Description:

- libxml2: GNOME XML library

Details:

It was discovered that lixml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-28484)

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

(CVE-2023-29469)

Topics Covered

security advisory software fix ubuntu libxml2 crash issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  libxml2                         2.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
  libxml2-utils                   2.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
  libxml2-utils                   2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.6
  libxml2-utils                   2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.6

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9
  libxml2-utils                   2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  libxml2                         2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm5
  libxml2-utils                   2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm5

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libxml2                         2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm5
  libxml2-utils                   2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm5

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