CVE-2021-21348

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

CVE-2021-21348 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
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1383
96th percentile

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. InXStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow aremote attacker to occupy a thread that consumes maximum CPU time and willnever return. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setupXStream'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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