The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5760-1 advisory.

    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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-5760-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168460

Version 1.3