A xstream security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
RHSA-2021:0162-01: Important: xstream security update
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: xstream security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:0162-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0162
Issue date: 2021-01-18
CVE Names: CVE-2020-26217
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1. Summary:
An update for xstream is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch
3. Description:
XStream is a Java XML serialization library to serialize objects to and
deserialize object from XML.
Security Fix(es):
* XStream: remote code execution due to insecure XML deserialization when
relying on blocklists (CVE-2020-26217)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1898907 - CVE-2020-26217 XStream: remote code execution due to insecure XML deserialization when relying on blocklists
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
Source:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.src.rpm
noarch:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
xstream-javadoc-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
Source:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.src.rpm
noarch:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
xstream-javadoc-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
Source:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.src.rpm
noarch:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
xstream-javadoc-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
Source:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.src.rpm
noarch:
xstream-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
xstream-javadoc-1.3.1-12.el7_9.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26217
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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