DSA-4811-1 libxstream-java -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-26217  

It was discovered that the default blacklist of XStream, a Java library to serialise objects to XML and back again, was vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream. For additional defense-in-depth it is recommended to switch to the whitelist approach of XStream's security framework. For additional information please refer to https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-mw36-7c6c-q4q2 For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxstream-java packages. For the detailed security status of libxstream-java please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxstream-java

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4811-1 libxstream-java -- security update

Date Reported:
15 Dec 2020
Affected Packages:
libxstream-java
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-26217.
More information:

It was discovered that the default blacklist of XStream, a Java library to serialise objects to XML and back again, was vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream.

For additional defense-in-depth it is recommended to switch to the whitelist approach of XStream's security framework. For additional information please refer to https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-mw36-7c6c-q4q2

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxstream-java packages.

For the detailed security status of libxstream-java please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxstream-java