USN-6470-1: Axis vulnerability

Publication date

2 November 2023

Overview

Axis could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • axis - SOAP implementation in Java

Details

It was discovered that Axis 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 cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40743)

It was discovered that Axis 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 cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40743)

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
23.10 mantic libaxis-java –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.10.1
libaxis-java-doc –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.10.1
23.04 lunar libaxis-java –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.04.1
libaxis-java-doc –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.23.04.1
22.04 jammy libaxis-java –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
libaxis-java-doc –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
20.04 focal libaxis-java –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
libaxis-java-doc –  1.4-28+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libaxis-java –  1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libaxis-java-doc –  1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libaxis-java –  1.4-24ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libaxis-java-doc –  1.4-24ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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