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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7038-2
October 16, 2024

apr vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- apr: Apache Portable Runtime Library

Details:

USN-7038-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library.
This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

  Thomas Stangner discovered a permission vulnerability in the Apache
  Portable Runtime (APR) library. A local attacker could possibly use this
  issue to read named shared memory segments, potentially exposing sensitive
  application data.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   libapr1                         1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libapr1-dev                     1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7038-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7038-1
   CVE-2023-49582

Ubuntu 7038-2: APR Security Advisory Updates

October 16, 2024
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - apr: Apache Portable Runtime Library Details: USN-7038-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details:  Thomas Stangner discovered a permission vulnerability in the Apache  Portable Runtime (APR) library. A local attacker could possibly use this  issue to read named shared memory segments, potentially exposing sensitive  application data.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS   libapr1                         1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libapr1-dev                     1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7038-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7038-1

  CVE-2023-49582

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7038-2

Package Information

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