1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6282-1

USN-6282-1: Velocity Tools vulnerability

Publication date

10 August 2023

Overview

Velocity Tools could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

Details

Jackson Henry discovered that Velocity Tools incorrectly handled certain
inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code.

Jackson Henry discovered that Velocity Tools incorrectly handled certain
inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
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
20.04 LTS focal libvelocity-tools-java –  2.0-7ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic libvelocity-tools-java –  2.0-7ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial libvelocity-tools-java –  2.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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