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USN-6579-2: Xerces-C++ vulnerability

16 January 2024

Xerces-C++ could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • xerces-c - Validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++

Details

USN-6579-1 fixed a vulnerability in Xerces-C++. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04
and Ubuntu 23.10.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory
management operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs,
which could trigger a use-after-free error. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04

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

References

Related notices

  • USN-6579-1: xerces-c, libxerces-c-dev, libxerces-c3.2, libxerces-c-samples, libxerces-c-doc, libxerces-c3.1
  • USN-6590-1: xerces-c, libxerces-c-dev, libxerces-c3.2, libxerces-c-samples, libxerces-c-doc, libxerces-c3.1