USN-6117-1: Apache Batik vulnerabilities

Publication date

30 May 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache Batik.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross site request forgery
attack. (CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648)

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled Jar URLs in some
situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the
server. (CVE-2022-40146)

It was discovered that Apache Batik allowed running untrusted Java code from
an SVG. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890)

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this to perform a cross site request forgery
attack. (CVE-2019-17566, CVE-2020-11987, CVE-2022-38398, CVE-2022-38648)

It was discovered that Apache Batik incorrectly handled Jar URLs in some
situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to access files on the
server. (CVE-2022-40146)

It was discovered that Apache Batik allowed running untrusted Java code from
an SVG. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41704, CVE-2022-42890)

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
22.10 kinetic libbatik-java –  1.14-2ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy libbatik-java –  1.14-1ubuntu0.2
20.04 focal libbatik-java –  1.12-1ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic libbatik-java –  1.10-2~18.04.1
16.04 xenial libbatik-java –  1.8-3ubuntu1+esm1  
14.04 trusty libbatik-java –  1.7.ubuntu-8ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1  

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