[USN-5095-1] Apache Commons IO vulnerability
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Wed Sep 29 19:58:46 UTC 2021
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5095-1
September 29, 2021
commons-io vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Apache Commons IO could be made to expose sensitive information if it
received a specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- commons-io: Common useful IO related classes
Details:
It was discovered that Apache Commons IO incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libcommons-io-java 2.6-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libcommons-io-java 2.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5095-1
CVE-2021-29425
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/commons-io/2.6-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/commons-io/2.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
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