Ubuntu Security Update USN-5422-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

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Shinji Sato discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2022-23308) It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-29824)

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