USN-5525-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5525-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5525-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5525-1
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Published
2022-07-20T10:47:58.468512Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:01Z
Summary
libxml-security-java vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly passed a configuration property when creating specific key elements. This allows an attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libxml-security-java

Package

Name
libxml-security-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml-security-java@2.0.10-2~18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.10-2~18.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.8-2

2.*

2.0.10-2~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.10-2~18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libxml-security-java"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-40690",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / libxml-security-java

Package

Name
libxml-security-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml-security-java@2.0.10-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.10-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.10-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.10-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libxml-security-java"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-40690",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}