Packages
- expat - XML parsing C library
Details
Gustavo Grieco discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML
data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into
opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718)
Gustavo Grieco discovered that Expat incorrectly handled malformed XML
data. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked into
opening a crafted XML file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718)
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications linked against Expat to effect 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | lib64expat1 – 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1 | |||
| 15.10 wily | lib64expat1 – 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.1 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.1 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | lib64expat1 – 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 12.04 precise | lib64expat1 – 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.3 | ||
| libexpat1 – 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.3 | |||
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