USN-4858-1: Gradle vulnerabilities

15 March 2021

Several security issues were fixed in Gradle.

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Releases

Packages

  • gradle - Powerful build system for the JVM

Details

It was discovered that Gradle used an insecure HTTP URL to download
dependencies when the built-in JavaScript or CoffeeScript Gradle plugins
were used. A remote unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack. (CVE-2019-11065)

It was discovered that the PGP signing plugin in Gradle relied on the
insecure SHA-1 algorithm. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
conduct spoofing attacks. (CVE-2019-16370)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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