USN-6694-1: Expat vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

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)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10

• expat - 2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
• libexpat1 - 2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• expat - 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3
• libexpat1 - 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.3

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

References

• CVE-2024-28757
• CVE-2023-52425