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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7038-1 critical: apr information exposure

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in the Apache Portable Runtime poses a risk of leaking sensitive data in Ubuntu platforms, as highlighted in this advisory notice.
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- apr: Apache Portable Runtime Library

Details:

Thomas Stangner discovered a permission vulnerability in the Apache

Portable Runtime (APR) library. A local attacker could possibly use this

issue to read named shared memory segments, potentially exposing sensitive

application data.

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Topics Covered

security advisory apache local attack information exposure ubuntu permission issue apr

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libapr1-dev                     1.7.2-3.1ubuntu0.1
   libapr1t64                      1.7.2-3.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libapr1                         1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.2
   libapr1-dev                     1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libapr1                         1.6.5-1ubuntu1.1
   libapr1-dev                     1.6.5-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   libapr1                         1.6.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libapr1-dev                     1.6.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libapr1                         1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libapr1-dev                     1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7038-1

  CVE-2023-49582

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7038-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory apache local attack information exposure ubuntu permission issue apr

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.7.2-3.1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.6.5-1ubuntu1.1

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