Packages
- expat - XML parsing C library
Details
It was discovered that Expat could crash due to stack overflow when
processing XML documents with deeply nested entity references. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted XML
input, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that Expat could crash due to stack overflow when
processing XML documents with deeply nested entity references. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted XML
input, an attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10 oracular | expat – 2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.6.2-2ubuntu0.2 | |||
| 24.04 noble | expat – 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | expat – 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.6 | |||
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