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                               ESB-2024.2279                               
            USN-6730-1: Apache Maven Shared Utils vulnerability            
                               12 April 2024                               
                                                                           
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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Apache Maven Shared Utils                               
Publisher:         Ubuntu                                                  
Operating System:  Ubuntu                                                  
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade                                           
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-29599                                          

Original Bulletin:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6730-1

Comment: CVSS (Max):  9.8 CVE-2022-29599 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
         CVSS Source: Ubuntu                                               
         Calculator:  https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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USN-6730-1: Apache Maven Shared Utils vulnerability

11 April 2024

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

Releases

  o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
  o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
  o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  o maven-shared-utils - A collection of Maven utility classes.

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.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04

  o libmaven-shared-utils-java - 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04

  o libmaven-shared-utils-java - 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

  o libmaven-shared-utils-java - 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

  o libmaven-shared-utils-java - 0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

  o libmaven-shared-utils-java - 0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  o CVE-2022-29599

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