Critical Advisory on Apache Commons Collections Vulnerability for Ubuntu 14.04
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Apache Commons Collections could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - libcommons-collections3-java: Apache Commons Collections - Extended Collections API for Java Details: It was discovered that Apache Commons Collections allowed serialization support for unsafe classes by default. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libcommons-collections3-java 3.2.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6936-1
CVE-2015-4852
Package Information