USN-6470-1: Axis vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 23.04
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• axis - SOAP implementation in Java

Details

It was discovered that Axis 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
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40743)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10

• libaxis-java - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.10.1
• libaxis-java-doc - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04

• libaxis-java - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.04.1
• libaxis-java-doc - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libaxis-java - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
• libaxis-java-doc - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• libaxis-java - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
• libaxis-java-doc - 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• libaxis-java - 1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libaxis-java-doc - 1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libaxis-java - 1.4-24ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libaxis-java-doc - 1.4-24ubuntu0.1~esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2023-40743