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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-7000-2 Critical Expat Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in Expat library. Ensure your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is updated for essential security patches.
Several security issues were fixed in Expat.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Expat. Software Description: - expat: XML parsing C library Details: USN-7000-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details:  Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle certain  function calls when a negative input length was provided. An attacker  could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute  arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45490)  Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle the  potential for an integer overflow on 32-bit platforms. An attacker  could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute  arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   expat                           2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4   libexpat1                       2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7000-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7000-1

  CVE-2024-45490, CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7000-2

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.4.7-1ubuntu0.4

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