USN-7001-2: xmltok library vulnerabilities
First published: Tue Sep 17 2024(Updated: )
USN-7001-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xmltol library. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat, contained within the xmltok library, 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, contained within the xmltok library, 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)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/libxmltok1t64 | <1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm1 | 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm1 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =24.04 |
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