Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5638-4

Ubuntu Security Notice 5638-4 - USN-5638-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.

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