Advisory Published

USN-6274-1: XMLTooling vulnerability

First published: Thu Aug 03 2023(Updated: )

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.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libxmltooling6v5<1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3+esm1
1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3+esm1
Ubuntu Linux=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this advisory?

    The vulnerability ID of this advisory is USN-6274-1.

  • What is the title of this advisory?

    The title of this advisory is USN-6274-1: XMLTooling vulnerability.

  • Who discovered the vulnerability?

    Jurien de Jong discovered the vulnerability.

  • What is the impact of the vulnerability?

    The vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve server-side request forgery.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability?

    To fix this vulnerability, update libxmltooling6v5 package to version 1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3+esm1 or later.

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