USN-6177-1: Jettison vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• libjettison-java - A Java library for converting XML to JSON and vice-versa

Details

It was discovered that Jettison incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10

• libjettison-java - 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libjettison-java - 1.4.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• libjettison-java - 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• libjettison-java - 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libjettison-java - 1.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2022-45685
• CVE-2022-45693
• CVE-2022-40150
• CVE-2022-40149