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Red Hat: RHSA-2014:0474-01 Critical: struts Remote Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important kernel patch issued for CentOS 5 to combat major vulnerability concerns. Click here for details.
Updated struts packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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/site/articles/11258

Summary

Apache Struts is a framework for building web applications with Java.
It was found that the Struts 1 ActionForm object allowed access to the 'class' parameter, which is directly mapped to the getClass() method. A remote attacker could use this flaw to manipulate the ClassLoader used by an application server running Struts 1. This could lead to remote code execution under certain conditions. (CVE-2014-0114)
All struts users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications using struts must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux remote execution important struts apache struts

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0114 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
x86_64: struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
ia64: struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm
ppc: struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm
s390x: struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.s390x.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0474-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0474.html
Issue date: 2014-05-07

Topic

Updated struts packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingImportant security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from theCVE link in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux remote execution important struts apache struts

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1091938 - CVE-2014-0114 Apache Struts 1: Class Loader manipulation via request parameters

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