XStream: CVSS (Max): 8.8

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                               ESB-2023.1536
                    USN-5946-1: XStream vulnerabilities
                               14 March 2023

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           XStream
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-41966 CVE-2021-39154 CVE-2021-39153
                   CVE-2021-39152 CVE-2021-39151 CVE-2021-39150
                   CVE-2021-39149 CVE-2021-39148 CVE-2021-39147
                   CVE-2021-39146 CVE-2021-39145 CVE-2021-39144
                   CVE-2021-39141 CVE-2021-39140 CVE-2021-39139

Original Bulletin: 
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5946-1

Comment: CVSS (Max):  8.8 CVE-2021-39139 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
         CVSS Source: NVD
         Calculator:  https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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USN-5946-1: XStream vulnerabilities

13 March 2023

Several security issues were fixed in XStream.

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Releases

  o Ubuntu 22.10
  o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
  o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  o libxstream-java - Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again

Details

Lai Han discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs.
If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
( CVE-2021-39140 )

It was discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04
LTS. ( CVE-2021-39139 , CVE-2021-39141 , CVE-2021-39144 , CVE-2021-39145 ,
CVE-2021-39146 , CVE-2021-39147 , CVE-2021-39148 , CVE-2021-39149 ,
CVE-2021-39151 , CVE-2021-39153 , CVE-2021-39154 )

It was discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. ( CVE-2021-39150 , CVE-2021-39152 )

Lai Han discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs.
If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. ( CVE-2022-41966 )

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and
Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:

Ubuntu 22.10

  o libxstream-java - 1.4.19-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04

  o libxstream-java - 1.4.18-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04

  o libxstream-java - 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04

  o libxstream-java - 1.4.11.1-1+deb10u4build0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04

  o libxstream-java - 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

  o libxstream-java - 1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  o CVE-2021-39141
  o CVE-2021-39150
  o CVE-2021-39139
  o CVE-2021-39147
  o CVE-2021-39152
  o CVE-2021-39149
  o CVE-2021-39148
  o CVE-2022-41966
  o CVE-2021-39144
  o CVE-2021-39146
  o CVE-2021-39151
  o CVE-2021-39154
  o CVE-2021-39145
  o CVE-2021-39140
  o CVE-2021-39153

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