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USN-6117-1: Apache Batik vulnerabilities

30 May 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Apache Batik.

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Details

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross site request forgery
attack. (CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648)

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled Jar URLs in some
situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the
server. (CVE-2022-40146)

It was discovered that Apache Batik allowed running untrusted Java code from
an SVG. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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