=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4380-1
June 01, 2020

Apache Ant vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.10

Summary:

Apache Ant could leak sensitive information or be made to run programs
as your login.

Software Description:
- ant: Java based build tool like make

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Ant created temporary files with insecure
permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read sensitive
information leaked into /tmp, or potentially inject malicious code into a
project that is built with Apache Ant.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  ant                             1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1
  ant-doc                         1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1
  ant-optional                    1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4380-1
  CVE-2020-1945

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ant/1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 4380-1: Apache Ant vulnerability

June 1, 2020
Apache Ant could leak sensitive information or be made to run programs as your login.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: ant 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1 ant-doc 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1 ant-optional 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4380-1

CVE-2020-1945

Severity
June 01, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ant/1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1

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