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Ubuntu 14.04: USN-7038-2 moderate: apr permission exposure

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2024
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A critical vulnerability in Ubuntu's APR library poses risks to sensitive data access. Users should update systems promptly to shield against exploits.
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:

USN-7038-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library.

This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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 Ubuntu permission issue sensitive data apr library

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   libapr1                         1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libapr1-dev                     1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7038-2

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

  CVE-2023-49582

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7038-2

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security advisory Ubuntu permission issue sensitive data apr library

Package Information

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