Debian DLA-2507-1 : libxstream-java security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 144681

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

Several security vulnerabilities were discovered in XStream, a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again.

CVE-2020-26258

XStream is vulnerable to a Server-Side Forgery Request which can be activated when unmarshalling. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream.

CVE-2020-26259

Xstream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Deletion on the local host when unmarshalling. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to delete arbitrary known files on the host as long as the executing process has sufficient rights only by manipulating the processed input stream.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.11.1-1+deb9u1.

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

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected libxstream-java package.

See Also

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00042.html

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libxstream-java

http://www.nessus.org/u?b2068716

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144681

File Name: debian_DLA-2507.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/4/2021

Updated: 1/31/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26259

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26258

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxstream-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26258, CVE-2020-26259