CVE-2021-21341
Description
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-21341
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21341.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.15-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.15-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.15-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.15-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.15-2 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream | <1.4.16 | 1.4.16 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21341.html
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-2p3x-qw9c-25hh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21341
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d23ed0dd@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ac71b047767205aa22e3a08cb33f3e0586de6b2fac48b425c6e16b0@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0002
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21341.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround
- http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-21341
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.