Ubuntu 22.10 USN-6117-1 Critical: Apache Batik Security Threats

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May 30, 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Apache Batik.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Apache Batik.

Software Description:

- batik: SVG Library

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled certain inputs. An

attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross site request forgery

attack. (CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648)

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled Jar URLs in some

situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the

server. (CVE-2022-40146)

It was discovered that Apache Batik allowed running untrusted Java code from

an SVG. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service,

or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890)

Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote access dos attack apache batik

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  libbatik-java                   1.14-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libbatik-java                   1.14-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libbatik-java                   1.12-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libbatik-java                   1.10-2~18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  libbatik-java                   1.8-3ubuntu1+esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  libbatik-java                   1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1

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