1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6694-1

USN-6694-1: Expat vulnerabilities

Publication date

14 March 2024

Overview

Expat could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • expat - XML parsing C library

Details

It was discovered that Expat could be made to consume large amounts of
resources. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
specially crafted input, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2024-28757)

It was discovered that Expat could be made to consume large amounts of
resources. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
specially crafted input, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2024-28757)

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
23.10 mantic expat –  2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
libexpat1 –  2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy expat –  2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3
libexpat1 –  2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3

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