Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-40151: Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xstream | 0:1.3.1-16.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xstream-javadoc | 0:1.3.1-16.amzn2.0.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.5
Stack Buffer Overflow in xstream
Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial o…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-40151.html