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Ubuntu 20.04 & 18.04 LTS: USN-5095-1 Critical: Apache Commons IO Issue

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Calendar Grey September 29, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A flaw in Apache Commons IO impacts Ubuntu versions, risking confidential information via manipulated input. Prompt update advised.
Apache Commons IO could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak critical ubuntu apache commons io

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

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September 29, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak critical ubuntu apache commons io

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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