Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5056-1 – Torchsec
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5056-1
August 30, 2021
apr vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
APR could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- apr: Apache Portable Runtime Library
Details:
It was discovered that APR incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 21.04:
libapr1 1.7.0-6ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libapr1 1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libapr1 1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5056-1
CVE-2021-35940
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apr/1.7.0-6ubuntu0.1
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