Description
The xml-rs crate before 0.8.14 for Rust and Crab allows a denial of service (panic) via an invalid <! token (such as <!DOCTYPEs/%<!A nesting) in an XML document. The earliest affected version is 0.8.9.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rust-xml-rs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rust-xml-rs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | rust-xml-rs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rust-xml-rs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rust-xml-rs | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | rust-xml-rs | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | xml-rs | >= 0.8.9, < 0.8.14 | 0.8.14 | GHSA-7gf7-jv65-wjmh |