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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Security Notice USN-6936-1: Apache Commons Collections RCE

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Calendar Grey July 31, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS addresses vital vulnerabilities related to the Apache Commons Collections framework through enhanced input handling for stronger security measures.
Apache Commons Collections could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Apache Commons Collections could be made to execute arbitrary code if it

received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- libcommons-collections3-java: Apache Commons Collections - Extended

Collections API for Java

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Commons Collections allowed serialization

support for unsafe classes by default. A remote attacker could possibly

use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code libcommons-collections3-java

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   libcommons-collections3-java    3.2.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6936-1

  CVE-2015-4852

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6936-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code libcommons-collections3-java

Package Information

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