Debian dla-4001 : libxstream-java - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 213317

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4001 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4001-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris December 21, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libxstream-java Version : 1.4.15-3+deb11u3 CVE ID : CVE-2021-43859 CVE-2024-47072 Debian Bug : 1087274

XStream is a simple java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. Two vulnerabilities were fixed:

CVE-2021-43859:

XStream can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by injecting highly recursive collections or maps

CVE-2024-47072

XStream was vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to stack overflow from a manipulated binary input stream

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.15-3+deb11u3.

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

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libxstream-java packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 213317

File Name: debian_DLA-4001.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/21/2024

Updated: 12/21/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43859

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxstream-java

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: 12/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43859, CVE-2024-47072

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