Ubuntu alert USN-4569-1 (yaws)

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Mike Salvatore <mike.salvatore@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-4569-1] Yaws vulnerabilities
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Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:17:41 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4569-1
October 05, 2020

yaws vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Yaws.

Software Description:
- yaws: High performance HTTP 1.1 webserver written in Erlang

Details:

It was discovered that Yaws did not properly sanitize XML input. A remote
attacker could use this vulnerability to execute an XML External Entity
(XXE) injection attack. (CVE-2020-24379)

It was discovered that Yaws mishandled certain input when running CGI
scripts. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to execute
arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-24916)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  erlang-yapp                     2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
  erlang-yaws                     2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
  yaws                            2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
  yaws-mail                       2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4569-1
  CVE-2020-24379, CVE-2020-24916

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yaws/2.0.4+dfsg-2ubu...

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