From: Marc Deslauriers Reply-To: Ubuntu Security To: "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" Message-ID: <576831FB.40706@canonical.com> Subject: [USN-3010-1] Expat vulnerabilities ============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3010-1 June 20, 2016 expat vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Expat. Software Description: - expat: XML parsing C library Details: It was discovered that Expat unexpectedly called srand in certain circumstances. This could reduce the security of calling applications. (CVE-2012-6702) It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled seeding the random number generator. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-5300) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: lib64expat1 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2 libexpat1 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 15.10: lib64expat1 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.2 libexpat1 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: lib64expat1 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3 libexpat1 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: lib64expat1 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.4 libexpat1 2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.4 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications linked against Expat to effect the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3010-1 CVE-2012-6702, CVE-2016-5300 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.1.0-7ubuntu0.15.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/expat/2.0.1-7.2ubuntu1.4 --0vbLdEfGNkuRBtqrKQ6Kro0C94U6MEDrt