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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845249
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5288-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-5288-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-5288-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-45960
Debian Security Information: DSA-5073 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5073
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217609
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/531
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/534
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/17/3
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-46143
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/532
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/538
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22822
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/539
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22823
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22824
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22825
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22826
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22827
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-23852
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0001/
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-05
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/550
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00007.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-23990
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34NXVL2RZC2YZRV74ZQ3RNFB7WCEUP7D/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7FF2UH7MPXKTADYSJUAHI2Y5UHBSHUH/
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/551
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-25235
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0008/
Debian Security Information: DSA-5085 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5085
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFRBA3UQVIQKXTBUQXDWQOVWNBKLERU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y27XO3JMKAOMQZVPS3B4MJGEAHCZF5OM/
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/562
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/19/1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-25236
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167238/Zoom-XMPP-Stanza-Smuggling-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/561
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