| Name | CVE-2021-29505 |
| Description | XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2704-1, ELA-455-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 989491 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libxstream-java (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.4.11.1-1+deb8u6 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1.4.11.1-1+deb9u5 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.4.11.1-1+deb9u6 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.4.15-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.4.15-3+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.20-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.21-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227 (v1.4.17)