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Ubuntu 22.04: USN-6683-1 High Severity Libhtmlcleaner-java DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey March 7, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability noted in libhtmlcleaner-java might trigger a denial of service attack by crashing the system. Ensure you upgrade your software promptly for your protection.
libhtmlcleaner-java could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

libhtmlcleaner-java could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- libhtmlcleaner-java: Java HTML Parser library

Details:

It was discovered that HtmlCleaner incorrectly handled certain html

documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service via application crash.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu 20.04 ubuntu 18.04 ubuntu 22.04 libhtmlcleaner-java

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libhtmlcleaner-java             2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  libhtmlcleaner-java             2.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  libhtmlcleaner-java             2.21-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6683-1

CVE-2023-34624

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Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu 20.04 ubuntu 18.04 ubuntu 22.04 libhtmlcleaner-java

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhtmlcleaner-java/2.24-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

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