USN-7192-1: xfpt vulnerability

USN-7192-1: xfpt vulnerability
9 January 2025

xfpt could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.10
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages

• xfpt - generate XML from plain text

Details
It was discovered that xfpt did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the application
to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10

• xfpt - 1.00-2ubuntu0.24.10.1
  Ubuntu 24.04
• xfpt - 1.00-2ubuntu0.24.04.1
  Ubuntu 22.04
• xfpt - 0.11-1ubuntu0.1
  In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.