1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7192-1

USN-7192-1: xfpt vulnerability

Publication date

9 January 2025

Overview

xfpt could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • xfpt - generate XML from plain text

Details

It was discovered that xfpt did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the application
to crash or execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that xfpt did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the application
to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular xfpt –  1.00-2ubuntu0.24.10.1
24.04 noble xfpt –  1.00-2ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 jammy xfpt –  0.11-1ubuntu0.1

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