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  2. USN-2218-1

USN-2218-1: Xalan-Java vulnerability

Publication date

21 May 2014

Overview

Xalan-Java could be made to load arbitrary classes or access external resources.

Releases

Packages

Details

Nicolas Gregoire discovered that Xalan-Java incorrectly handled certain
properties when the secure processing feature was enabled. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary classes or access external
resources.

Nicolas Gregoire discovered that Xalan-Java incorrectly handled certain
properties when the secure processing feature was enabled. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary classes or access external
resources.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer 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
13.10 saucy libxsltc-java –  2.7.1-8ubuntu0.1
libxalan2-java –  2.7.1-8ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise libxsltc-java –  2.7.1-7ubuntu0.1
libxalan2-java –  2.7.1-7ubuntu0.1
10.04 lucid libxalan2-java –  2.7.1-5ubuntu1.1
libxalan2-java-gcj –  2.7.1-5ubuntu1.1
libxsltc-java-gcj –  2.7.1-5ubuntu1.1
libxsltc-java –  2.7.1-5ubuntu1.1

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