[USN-6845-1] Hibernate vulnerability
[USN-6845-1] Hibernate vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6845-1
June 24, 2024
libhibernate3-java vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Hibernate could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- libhibernate3-java: Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
Details:
It was discovered that Hibernate incorrectly handled certain inputs with
unsanitized literals. 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 obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libhibernate3-java 3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libhibernate3-java 3.6.10.Final-9ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libhibernate3-java 3.6.10.Final-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6845-1
CVE-2020-25638
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhibernate3-java/3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
