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Ubuntu alert USN-4699-1 (log4net)

From:  "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-4699-1] Apache Log4net vulnerability
Date:  Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:57:55 -0300
Message-ID:  <20210119135755.GA1384044@d4rkl41n>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4699-1 January 19, 2021 log4net vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Apache Log4net could made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted configuration file. Software Description: - log4net: Highly configurable logging API for the CLI log4net Details: It was discovered that Apache Log4net incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: liblog4net1.2-cil 1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: liblog4net1.2-cil 1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: liblog4net1.2-cil 1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: liblog4net1.2-cil 1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.16.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4699-1 CVE-2018-1285 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/log4net/1.2.10+dfsg-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/log4net/1.2.10+dfsg-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/log4net/1.2.10+dfsg-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/log4net/1.2.10+dfsg-... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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