Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4991-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 4991-1 - Yunho Kim discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain error conditions. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to cause a denial of service, or possibly cause libxml2 to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Zhipeng Xie discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML schemas. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.