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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-8151-1 lambdaisland-uri Critical Redirect Risk

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Calendar Grey April 6, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical security advisory for lambdaisland/uri on Ubuntu, addressing risks of user redirects and bypassing checks.
lambdaisland/uri could allow bypassing security checks or redirecting users.

Summary

lambdaisland/uri could allow bypassing security checks or

redirecting users.

Software Description:

- lambdaisland-uri-clojure: A pure Clojure/ClojureScript URI library.

Details:

It was discovered that lambdaisland/uri did not properly sanitize

the backslash character in URI strings. An attacker could possibly

use this issue to bypass security checks or redirect users.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu redirect issue lambdaisland-uri bypass safeguards

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  liblambdaisland-uri-clojure     1.13.95-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  liblambdaisland-uri-clojure     1.13.95-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8151-1

CVE-2023-28628

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8151-1

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security advisory critical Ubuntu redirect issue lambdaisland-uri bypass safeguards

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