USN-6352-1: Apache Shiro vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 September 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache Shiro.


Packages

  • shiro - Powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework

Details

It was discovered that Apache Shiro incorrectly handled certain HTTP
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
security restrictions. (CVE-2020-13933, CVE-2020-17510)

It was discovered that Apache Shiro incorrectly handled certain HTTP
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
security restrictions. (CVE-2020-13933, CVE-2020-17510)

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
20.04 LTS focal libshiro-java –  1.3.2-4ubuntu0.2
18.04 LTS bionic libshiro-java –  1.3.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  

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