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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: 6753-1 Severe Vulnerability in CryptoJS

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
CryptoJS Security Alert USN-7890-2 highlights a vulnerability revealing confidential data across various Ubuntu versions.
CryptoJS could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

CryptoJS could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- cryptojs: collection of cryptographic algorithms implemented in JavaScript

Details:

Thomas Neil James Shadwell discovered that CryptoJS was using an insecure

cryptographic default configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to expose sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update information exposure ubuntu cryptojs

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libjs-cryptojs                  3.1.2+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libjs-cryptojs                  3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libjs-cryptojs                  3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libjs-cryptojs                  3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6753-1

CVE-2023-46233

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6753-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update information exposure ubuntu cryptojs

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cryptojs/3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

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