1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1298-1

USN-1298-1: Apache Commons Daemon vulnerability

Publication date

12 December 2011

Overview

Apache Commons Daemon would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Releases

Packages

Details

Wilfried Weissmann discovered that Apache Commons Daemon incorrectly
dropped capabilities after starting. A remote attacker could possibly use
this flaw to read certain files, bypassing the intended permissions.

Wilfried Weissmann discovered that Apache Commons Daemon incorrectly
dropped capabilities after starting. A remote attacker could possibly use
this flaw to read certain files, bypassing the intended permissions.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart applications which use Apache Commons Daemon, such as the Jetty web server, to 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
11.10 oneiric libcommons-daemon-java –  1.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
11.04 natty libcommons-daemon-java –  1.0.4-1ubuntu0.1

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