[SPARK-39183] Upgrade Apache Xerces Java to 2.12.2

• Type: Dependency upgrade
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.3.0, 3.2.2, 3.4.0
• Component/s: Build
• Assignee: Bjørn Jørgensen
• Reporter: Bjørn Jørgensen
• Created: 13/May/22 17:09
• Updated: 15/Mar/23 03:32
• Resolved: 16/May/22 23:12

Description

Infinite Loop in Apache Xerces Java

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

• causes: SPARK-42799 Update SBT build `xercesImpl` version to match with pom.xml
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #36544 (bjornjorgensen)
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #36544 (bjornjorgensen)