USN-3921-1: XMLTooling vulnerability
xmltooling vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
xmltooling could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- xmltooling – C++ XML parsing library with encryption support
Details
It was discovered that XMLTooling incorrectly handled certain XML files with
invalid data. An attacker could use this issue to cause XMLTooling to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- libxmltooling8 – 3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libxmltooling7 – 1.6.4-1ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libxmltooling6v5 – 1.5.6-2ubuntu0.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libxmltooling6 – 1.5.3-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.1
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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