1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6753-1

USN-6753-1: CryptoJS vulnerability

Publication date

25 April 2024

Overview

CryptoJS could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • cryptojs - collection of cryptographic algorithms implemented in JavaScript

Details

Thomas Neil James Shadwell discovered that CryptoJS was using an insecure
cryptographic default configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to expose sensitive information.

Thomas Neil James Shadwell discovered that CryptoJS was using an insecure
cryptographic default configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to expose sensitive information.

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
22.04 jammy libjs-cryptojs –  3.1.2+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1  
20.04 focal libjs-cryptojs –  3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libjs-cryptojs –  3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libjs-cryptojs –  3.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1  

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