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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.3499 USN-4132-1: Expat vulnerability 13 September 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Expat Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2019-15903 Reference: ESB-2019.3399 Original Bulletin: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4132-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4132-2/ Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4132-1: Expat vulnerability 12 September 2019 expat vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 19.04 o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Expat could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted XML file. Software Description o expat - XML parsing C library Details It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 libexpat1 - 2.2.6-1ubuntu0.19.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libexpat1 - 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS lib64expat1 - 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5 libexpat1 - 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades . In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2019-15903 - --- USN-4132-2: Expat vulnerability 12 September 2019 expat vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary Expat could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted XML file. Software Description o expat - XML parsing C library Details USN-4132-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM lib64expat1 - 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm2 libexpat1 - 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm2 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM lib64expat1 - 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.7 libexpat1 - 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.7 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades . In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. 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