QID 354629

Date Published: 2023-01-02

QID 354629: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for xmlrpc-c : AL2012-2022-361

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2022-25235:
A flaw was found in expat. Passing malformed 2- and 3-byte UTF-8 sequences (for example, from start tag names) to the XML processing application on top of expat can lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is dependent on how invalid UTF-8 is handled inside the XML processor. 2056366: CVE-2022-25235 expat: Malformed 2- and 3-byte UTF-8 sequences can lead to arbitrary code execution

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate software updates.

Vendor References

CVEs related to QID 354629

CVE-2022-25235 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
AL2012-2022-361	Amazon Linux Bare Metal		docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-updates.html

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