First published: Wed Jun 26 2019(Updated: )
USN-4040-1 fixed a vulnerability in expat. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
All of | ||
ubuntu/libexpat1 | <2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm1 | 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm1 |
Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
All of | ||
ubuntu/lib64expat1 | <2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm1 | 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm1 |
Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
All of | ||
ubuntu/libexpat1 | <2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.6 | 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.6 |
Ubuntu Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
All of | ||
ubuntu/lib64expat1 | <2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.6 | 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.6 |
Ubuntu Ubuntu | =12.04 |
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The vulnerability ID for this security update is USN-4040-2.
The software affected by this vulnerability is libexpat1 and lib64expat1 on Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
The severity of this vulnerability is not mentioned in the provided information.
To fix this vulnerability, you should update the libexpat1 and lib64expat1 packages to version 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm1 on Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
You can find more information about this vulnerability on the Ubuntu Security Notices page with reference USN-4040-1.