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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-6274-1: XMLTooling Server-Side Action Threat

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Unforeseen server behaviors linked to OpenSSL weakness outlined in Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6298-1 from September 2023.
XMLTooling could be made to allow for unintended server side actions if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: XMLTooling could be made to allow for unintended server side actions if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - xmltooling: C++ XML parsing library with encryption support Details: Jurien de Jong discovered that XMLTooling did not properly handle certain KeyInfo element content within an XML signature. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve server-side request forgery.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update Ubuntu request forgery XMLTooling server-side action

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libxmltooling6v5                1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3+esm1 After a standard system update you need to restart the shibd process to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6274-1

  CVE-2023-36661

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6274-1

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security advisory security issue software update Ubuntu request forgery XMLTooling server-side action

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