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An Apache Tika security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS.



USN-4564-1: Apache Tika vulnerabilities


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4564-1
October 05, 2020

tika vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache Tika could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software Description:
- tika: A content analysis toolkit

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Tika can have an excessive memory usage by
using a crafted or corrupt PSD file. An attacker could use it to cause a
denial of service (crash). (CVE-2020-1950, CVE-2020-1951)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libtika-java 1.5-4ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4564-1
CVE-2020-1950, CVE-2020-1951

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tika/1.5-4ubuntu0.1