USN-5760-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

24136

02 March 2023

02 March 2023

CLOSED

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-2309,CVE-2022-40303,CVE-2022-40304

Severity

medium

Vendor

VMware Tanzu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 18.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 22.04

Description

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2022-2309) It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2022-40303) It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-40304) Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-5760-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: python-libxml2 - 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8 libxml2-utils - 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8 libxml2 - 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8 python3-libxml2 - 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8 libxml2-doc - 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8 libxml2-dev - 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2022-40303, CVE-2022-40304, CVE-2022-2309

Affected VMware Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.x versions prior to 4.4.30
    • 5.0.x versions prior to 5.0.23
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.25
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.15
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.10
  • Operations Manager
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.2
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.x versions prior to 2.11.31
    • 2.12.x versions prior to 2.12.20
    • 2.13.x versions prior to 2.13.13
    • 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.7, or later versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.80

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigation below. On the Tanzu Network product page for each release, check the Depends On section and/or Release Notes for this information. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
  • Platform Automation Toolkit
    • 4.4.30
    • 5.0.23
  • Isolation Segment
    • 2.11.25
    • 2.12.15
    • 2.13.10
  • Operations Manager
    • 3.0.2
  • VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
    • 2.11.31
    • 2.12.20
    • 2.13.13
    • 3.0.7, and upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.80 or greater

References

History

2023-03-02: Initial vulnerability report published.