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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6281-1 Critical: Velocity Engine Remote Code Issue

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu USN-6281-2 highlights a vulnerability in the velocity engine, enabling unauthorized code execution via specially crafted documents.
Velocity Engine could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Velocity Engine could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- velocity: A general purpose template engine written in Java

Details:

Alvaro Munoz discovered that Velocity Engine 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 execute

arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu critical threat velocity engine

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   velocity                        1.7-5+deb9u1build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   velocity                        1.7-5ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   velocity                        1.7-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6281-1

CVE-2020-13936

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6281-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu critical threat velocity engine

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/velocity/1.7-5+deb9u1build0.20.04.1

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