USN-4380-1: Apache Ant vulnerability

USN-4380-1: Apache Ant vulnerability

Apache Ant vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 19.10

Summary

Apache Ant could leak sensitive information or be made to run programs
as your login.

Software Description

• ant – Java based build tool like make

Details

It was discovered that Apache Ant created temporary files with insecure
permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read sensitive
information leaked into /tmp, or potentially inject malicious code into a
project that is built with Apache Ant.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10

ant – 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1

ant-doc – 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1

ant-optional – 1.10.6-1ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

• CVE-2020-1945

Source: USN-4380-1: Apache Ant vulnerability