Summary
USN-5288-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Expat. For CVE-2022-25236 it
caused a regression and an additional patch was required. This update address
this regression and several other vulnerabilities.
It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2022-25313)
It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash
or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2022-25314)
It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-25315)
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-25236)
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | expat | 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.7 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | expat | 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.4 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | expat | 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+esm6 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | expat | 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm5 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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Critical 9.8CVE-2022-25315 Public exploit
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, there is an integer overflow in storeRawNames.
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High 7.5CVE-2022-25314 Public exploit
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, there is an integer overflow in copyString.
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Medium 6.5CVE-2022-25313 Public exploit
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth…