[USN-6936-1] Apache Commons Collections vulnerability

[Fabian Toepfer]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6936-1
July 31, 2024

libcommons-collections3-java vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache Commons Collections could be made to execute arbitrary code if it
received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- libcommons-collections3-java: Apache Commons Collections - Extended 
Collections API for Java

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Commons Collections allowed serialization
support for unsafe classes by default. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   libcommons-collections3-java    3.2.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6936-1
   CVE-2015-4852

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