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Critical H2 Code Vulnerability in Ubuntu 16.04 & 18.04 USN-6834-1 Alert

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Calendar Grey June 13, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
H2 database on Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 faces critical vulnerabilities allowing unauthorized code execution. Update immediately to secure your system
H2 could be made to allow arbitrary code execution.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: H2 could be made to allow arbitrary code execution. Software Description: - h2database: H2 Database Engine Details: It was discovered that H2 was vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42392) It was discovered that H2 incorrectly handled some specially crafted connection URLs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-23221)

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   libh2-java                      1.4.196-2ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   libh2-java                      1.4.191-1ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6834-1

  CVE-2021-42392, CVE-2022-23221

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6834-1

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