========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5638-1 September 26, 2022
expat vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: Expat could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code. Software Description: - expat: XML parsing C library Details: Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: expat 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6 lib64expat1 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6 libexpat1 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5638-1 CVE-2022-40674
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