DSA-5290: -1 commons-configuration2 -- security update

Published Nov 28, 2022
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Updated

Apache Commons Configuration, a Java library providing a generic configuration interface, performs variable interpolation, allowing properties to be dynamically evaluated and expanded. Starting with version 2.4 and continuing through 2.7, the set of default Lookup instances included interpolators that could result in arbitrary code execution or contact with remote servers. These lookups are:

Other sources

commons-configuration2 - security update

— Debian

Affected Software

2 affected components
debian/commons-configuration2
debian/commons-configuration2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade commons-configuration2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch DSA-5290-1

Event History

Nov 28, 2022
Advisory Published
12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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