1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6845-1

USN-6845-1: Hibernate vulnerability

Publication date

24 June 2024

Overview

Hibernate could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Hibernate incorrectly handled certain inputs with
unsanitized literals. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information.

It was discovered that Hibernate incorrectly handled certain inputs with
unsanitized literals. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain 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
20.04 focal libhibernate3-java –  3.6.10.Final-9+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libhibernate3-java –  3.6.10.Final-9ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libhibernate3-java –  3.6.10.Final-4ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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