Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844072
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4040-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-4040-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the USN-4040-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'expat' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20843 Bugtraq: 20190628 [SECURITY] [DSA 4472-1] expat security update (Google Search) https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/39 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190703-0001/ https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51011533 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-11 Debian Security Information: DSA-4472 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4472 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IDAUGEB3TUP6NEKJDBUBZX7N5OAUOOOK/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CEJJSQSG3KSUQY4FPVHZ7ZTT7FORMFVD/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201911-08 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5226 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_2_7/expat/Changes https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/186 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/262 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/262/commits/11f8838bf99ea0a6f0b76f9760c43704d00c4ff6 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00028.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1777 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00039.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4040-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4040-2/
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