USN-3661-1: Batik vulnerability

29 May 2018

Batik could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted XML.

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Details

It was discovered that Batik incorrectly handled certain XML.
An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04

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

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