[HADOOP-18237] Upgrade Apache Xerces Java to 2.12.2

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.3.3
• Fix Version/s: 3.4.0, 3.3.4
• Component/s: build
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Target Version/s: 3.4.0, 3.3.4
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Release Note: Apache Xerces has been updated to 2.12.2 to fix CVE-2022-23437
• Assignee: Ashutosh Gupta
• Reporter: Ashutosh Gupta
• Created: 17/May/22 03:32
• Updated: 28/Jan/24 08:22
• Resolved: 22/Jun/22 17:55

Description

Description

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj

There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.

References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: HADOOP-18305 Release Hadoop 3.3.4: minor update of hadoop-3.3.3
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #4318