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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. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5010-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Markus Koschany November 15, 2021 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libxml-security-java CVE ID : CVE-2021-40690 Debian Bug : 994569 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian DSA-5011-1 describes a vulnerability in libxml-security-java that permits the extraction of local files through XPath Transform.. libxml-security-java update, Debian security advisory, XPath transform security issue, localextraction vulnerability. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 15, 2021
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