USN-4913-1: Underscore vulnerability

Publication date

14 April 2021

Overview

Underscore could be made to inject arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.


Packages

  • underscore - Javascript's functional programming helper library

Details

It was discovered that Underscore incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Underscore incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary code.

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
20.10 groovy libjs-underscore –  1.9.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.10.1
node-underscore –  1.9.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.10.1
20.04 focal libjs-underscore –  1.9.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
node-underscore –  1.9.1~dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libjs-underscore –  1.8.3~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
node-underscore –  1.8.3~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial libjs-underscore –  1.7.0~dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
node-underscore –  1.7.0~dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 trusty libjs-underscore –  1.4.4-2ubuntu1+esm1  
node-underscore –  1.4.4-2ubuntu1+esm1  

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