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Debian DSA-5010-1 Critical: libxml-security-java Local File Extraction

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Calendar Grey November 15, 2021
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Debian DSA-5011-1 describes a vulnerability in libxml-security-java that permits the extraction of local files through XPath Transform.
Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java is vulnerable to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference ele...

Summary

Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java is vulnerable to an issue where the
"secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo
from a KeyInfoReference element. This allows an attacker to abuse an XPath
Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.0.10-2+deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.10-2+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml-security-java packages.

For the detailed security status of libxml-security-java please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libxml-security-java

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



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Package: libxml-security-java
CVE ID: CVE-2021-40690

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