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Ubuntu 20.04 And 21.10 USN-5365-1 Critical H2 Database Threats

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Calendar Grey April 5, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Follow these critical steps to mitigate H2 vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 20.04 and 21.10: Update package manager, apply updates, and reboot for security.
Several security issues were fixed in H2.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in H2.

Software Description:

- h2database: H2 Database Engine

Details:

It was discovered that H2 was vulnerable to deserialization of

untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42392)

It was discovered that H2 incorrectly handled some specially

crafted connection URLs. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23221)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution software issue ubuntu deserialization h2database

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
libh2-java 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.21.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libh2-java 1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5365-1

CVE-2021-42392, CVE-2022-23221

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April 05, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution software issue ubuntu deserialization h2database

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/h2database/1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.21.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/h2database/1.4.197-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

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