1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7038-2

USN-7038-2: APR vulnerability

Publication date

16 October 2024

Overview

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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

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
14.04 trusty libapr1 –  1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
libapr1-dev –  1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  

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