1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5525-1

USN-5525-1: Apache XML Security for Java vulnerability

Publication date

20 July 2022

Overview

Apache XML Security for Java could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly passed a
configuration property when creating specific key elements. This allows an
attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract sensitive information.

It was discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly passed a
configuration property when creating specific key elements. This allows an
attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract sensitive information.

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
20.04 LTS focal libxml-security-java –  2.0.10-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic libxml-security-java –  2.0.10-2~18.04.1

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