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Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6658-1 Critical Libxml2 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A libxml2 security flaw on Ubuntu systems may lead to crashes or allow execution of unintended code when processing a specially designed XML document.
libxml2 could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libxml2 could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- libxml2: GNOME XML library

Details:

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML documents. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu libxml2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libxml2                         2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libxml2                         2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libxml2                         2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.7

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6658-1

CVE-2024-25062

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6658-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu libxml2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.7

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