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 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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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 (security), bullseye | 1.4.15-3+deb11u2 | fixed | |
sid, trixie, bookworm | 1.4.20-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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libxstream-java | source | jessie | 1.4.11.1-1+deb8u3 | ELA-455-1 | ||
libxstream-java | source | stretch | 1.4.11.1-1+deb9u3 | DLA-2704-1 | ||
libxstream-java | source | buster | 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u3 | |||
libxstream-java | source | (unstable) | 1.4.15-3 | 989491 |
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227 (v1.4.17)