1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5061-1

USN-5061-1: Scilab vulnerabilities

Publication date

3 September 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Scilab.

Releases

Packages

  • scilab - Scientific software package for numerical computations

Details

It was discovered that Scilab did not properly sanitize XML inputs. An atacker
could use a crafted XML file to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Scilab did not properly sanitize XML inputs. An atacker
could use a crafted XML file to cause a denial of service or possibly 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
16.04 xenial scilab-full-bin –  5.5.2-2ubuntu3+esm1  
scilab-minimal-bin –  5.5.2-2ubuntu3+esm1  
scilab-test –  5.5.2-2ubuntu3+esm1  
scilab –  5.5.2-2ubuntu3+esm1  
scilab-data –  5.5.2-2ubuntu3+esm1  

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