USN-6730-1: Apache Maven Shared Utils vulnerability

Publication date

11 April 2024

Overview

maven-shared-utils could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Apache Maven Shared Utils did not handle double-quoted
strings properly, allowing shell injection attacks. This could allow an
attacker to run arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Apache Maven Shared Utils did not handle double-quoted
strings properly, allowing shell injection attacks. This could allow an
attacker to run arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy libmaven-shared-utils-java –  3.3.0-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal libmaven-shared-utils-java –  3.3.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libmaven-shared-utils-java –  3.3.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libmaven-shared-utils-java –  0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty libmaven-shared-utils-java –  0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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