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Red Hat: RHSA-2011:1533-04 Moderate: ipa CSRF Security Update

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Calendar Grey December 6, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat releases new ipa packages addressing security vulnerabilities and various bugs, assigned moderate severity in corporate settings.
Updated ipa packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

Red Hat Identity Management is a centralized authentication, identity management and authorization solution for both traditional and cloud based enterprise environments. It integrates components of the Red Hat Directory Server, MIT Kerberos, Red Hat Certificate System, NTP and DNS. It provides web browser and command-line interfaces. Its administration tools allow an administrator to quickly install, set up, and administer a group of domain controllers to meet the authentication and identity management requirements of large scale Linux and UNIX deployments.
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) flaw was found in Red Hat Identity Management. If a remote attacker could trick a user, who was logged into the management web interface, into visiting a specially-crafted URL, the attacker could perform Red Hat Identity Management configuration changes with the privileges of the logged in user. (CVE-2011-3636)
Due to the changes required to fix CVE-2011-3636, client tools will need to be updated for client systems to communicate with updated Red Hat Identity Management servers. New client systems will need to have the updated ipa-client package installed to be enrolled. Already enrolled client systems will need to have the updated certmonger package installed to be able to renew their system certificate. Note that system certificates are valid for two years by default.
Updated ipa-client and certmonger packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 were released as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2. Future updates will provide updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This update includes several bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes, linked to in the References section.
Users of Red Hat Identity Management should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3636 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/search/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: ipa-client-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-python-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: ipa-client-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-python-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: ipa-admintools-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-server-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-server-selinux-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: ipa-admintools-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-selinux-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: ipa-client-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-python-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: ipa-admintools-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-selinux-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: ipa-admintools-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-client-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-debuginfo-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-python-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-server-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm ipa-server-selinux-2.1.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
ppc64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1533-04
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2011-12-06

Topic

Updated ipa packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

680504 - Can not delete reverse DNS record - interactive CLI mode

681978 - Uninstalling client if the server is installed should be prevented

681979 - Man page is not clear for ipa-client-install --on-master option usage

688925 - IPA Replica Install Hangs if DS port is unreachable by Master Server

689023 - Can't create password policy via UI

689810 - Inconsistent Error message attempting to add duplicate user

690185 - Uninstalling ipa-client doesn't restore some files, if reinstalled with -force option

690473 - Installing ipa-client indicates DNS is updated for this unknown hostname, but is not on server

692144 - Uninstalling ipa-client doesn't restore sssd.conf, if previously installed with --no-sssd option

692950 - Installing ipa server with --no-reverse option sets up reverse zone

693464 - Make explicit reference to ds-replication package

693483 - Duplicate GIDs

693766 - Mismatch in man page and --help for ipa-server-install

693771 - Preinstall check needed if zonemgr has special char

696193 - Client install fails on ipa-join when master is down, and replica is running.

696268 - IPA server install with DNS setup, and with --ip-address cannot resolve hostnames

696282 - Preinstall check needed if subject is not specified in required format

697009 - ipa-replica-manage: man page and help pages do not match

697878 - IPA server install should wait for Directory Server port to open after every restart of dirsrv

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