USN-4766-1: Apache Commons BeanUtils vulnerabilities
15 March 2021
Apache Commons BeanUtils could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- commons-beanutils - Apache Commons BeanUtils - Utility for manipulating Java beans
Details
It was discovered that Apache Commons BeanUtils improperly handled certain
input. An attacker could possibly use this vulnerability to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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libcommons-beanutils-java
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1.9.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libcommons-beanutils-java-doc
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1.9.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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libcommons-beanutils-java
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1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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libcommons-beanutils-java
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1.9.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.