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Ubuntu 22.10 USN-6177-1 Critical: Denial Of Service In Jettison

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Calendar Grey June 19, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Protect your Ubuntu 22.10 and 22.04 LTS systems from Jettison security vulnerabilities by updating packages, applying security patches, and enhancing configurations
Several security issues were fixed in Jettison.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Jettison.

Software Description:

- libjettison-java: A Java library for converting XML to JSON and vice-versa

Details:

It was discovered that Jettison incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a

user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted

input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue critical Ubuntu libjettison-java Jettison

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   libjettison-java                1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libjettison-java                1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libjettison-java                1.4.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libjettison-java                1.4.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libjettison-java                1.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6177-1

CVE-2022-40149, CVE-2022-40150, CVE-2022-45685, CVE-2022-45693

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June 19, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue critical Ubuntu libjettison-java Jettison

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjettison-java/1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjettison-java/1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjettison-java/1.4.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

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