Packages
- logback - A reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging library for Java
Details
It was discovered that logback could read malicious configuration files
from LDAP servers. An attacker with the required permissions could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42550) It was
discovered that logback contained a serialization vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-6378)
It was discovered that logback could read malicious configuration files
from LDAP servers. An attacker with the required permissions could possibly
use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42550) It was
discovered that logback contained a serialization vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-6378)
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 LTS jammy | liblogback-java – 1:1.2.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | liblogback-java – 1:1.2.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | liblogback-java – 1:1.2.3-2ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | liblogback-java – 1:1.1.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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