Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6579-2

Ubuntu Security Notice 6579-2 - USN-6579-1 fixed a vulnerability in Xerces-C++. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04 and Ubuntu 23.10. It was discovered that Xerces-C++ was not properly handling memory management operations when parsing XML data containing external DTDs, which could trigger a use-after-free error. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted XML document, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial …

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