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[USN-8191-1] Apache Commons IO vulnerability

Posted on 21 April 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8191-1
April 21, 2026

commons-io vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Apache Commons IO could be made to crash if it received specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- commons-io: library of utilities to assist with developing IO functionality

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Commons IO's XmlStreamReader class
could excessively consume CPU resources under certain circumstances. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apache Commons IO
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libcommons-io-java 2.11.0-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libcommons-io-java 2.11.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libcommons-io-java 2.6-2ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libcommons-io-java 2.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libcommons-io-java 2.4-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libcommons-io-java 2.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8191-1
CVE-2024-47554

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