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Ubuntu 21.04 USN-5056-1 Critical: APR Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey August 30, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security alert USN-5057-1 outlines a critical flaw in the APR library that might lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data on Ubuntu platforms.
APR could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

APR could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- apr: Apache Portable Runtime Library

Details:

It was discovered that APR incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical system update information exposure ubuntu apr

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.04:
  libapr1                         1.7.0-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  libapr1                         1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libapr1                         1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5056-1

CVE-2021-35940

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August 30, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical system update information exposure ubuntu apr

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.7.0-6ubuntu0.1

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