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Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04 USN-5525-1 Moderate: Libxml-Security-Java Info Exposure

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Calendar Grey July 20, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notification USN-5525-2 deals with a libxml-security-java vulnerability that may lead to unauthorized data exposure along with recommended update steps.
Apache XML Security for Java could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Apache XML Security for Java could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- libxml-security-java: Apache XML Security for Java

Details:

It was discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly passed a

configuration property when creating specific key elements. This allows an

attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract sensitive information.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information disclosure ubuntu java libxml-security-java apache xml security

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libxml-security-java 2.0.10-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libxml-security-java 2.0.10-2~18.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5525-1

CVE-2021-40690

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

July 20, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information disclosure ubuntu java libxml-security-java apache xml security

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/2.0.10-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-security-java/2.0.10-2~18.04.1

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