[USN-5095-1] Apache Commons IO vulnerability

[Leonidas S. Barbosa]

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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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