CVE-2021-21343

libxstream-java: XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again

CVE-2021-21343 is fixed in libxstream-java on 1 platform, first by libxstream-java 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2, released March 22, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.4667
98th percentile

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. InXStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability where the processedstream at unmarshalling time contains type information to recreate theformerly written objects. XStream creates therefore new instances based onthese type information. An attacker can manipulate the processed inputstream and replace or inject objects, that result in the deletion of a fileon the local host. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation tosetup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimalrequired types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the SecurityFramework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libxstream-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2 libxstream-java 1.4.11.1-1~18.04.2 Mar 22, 2021
libxstream-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.2 libxstream-java 1.4.11.1-1ubuntu0.2 Mar 22, 2021
libxstream-java · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1.4.15-2 libxstream-java 1.4.15-2 Jan 16, 2026

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