CVE-2021-39144: XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack
(updated )
XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. Users who followed the recommendation to setup XStream’s security framework with a allow list limited to the minimal required types are not impacted.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9h8-phrw-h4fh
- github.com/x-stream/xstream
- github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-j9h8-phrw-h4fh
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00017.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39144
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0003
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-39144
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39144.html
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