Ubuntu Security Notice 4164-1 - It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. This issue not affected Ubuntu 19.10. It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4164-1
October 22, 2019
libxslt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Libxslt.
Software Description:
- libxslt: XSLT processing library
Details:
It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
This issue not affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-13117, CVE-2019-13118)
It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-18197)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
libxslt1.1 1.1.33-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 19.04:
libxslt1.1 1.1.32-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libxslt1.1 1.1.29-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libxslt1.1 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libxslt1.1 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libxslt1.1 1.1.26-8ubuntu1.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4164-1
CVE-2019-13117, CVE-2019-13118, CVE-2019-18197
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.33-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.32-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.29-5ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.3