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.

References

• CVE-2019-9628

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2CzeK35