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Red Hat OpenShift 1.2.8: 2014:0762-01 Critical Command Injection Risk

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important alert for rubygem-openshift-origin-node highlights a vulnerability related to command injection. Update promptly to enhance security.
An updated rubygem-openshift-origin-node package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.2.8

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

The rubygem-openshift-origin-node package provides basic OpenShift node functionality.
A command injection flaw was found in rubygem-openshift-origin-node. A remote, authenticated user permitted to install cartridges via the web interface could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the Red Hat OpenShift node server. (CVE-2014-3496)
This issue was discovered by Jeremy Choi of the Red Hat HSS Pen-test Team.
All rubygem-openshift-origin-node users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat critical command injection openshift

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3496 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node:
Source: rubygem-openshift-origin-node-1.9.14.8-1.el6op.src.rpm
noarch: rubygem-openshift-origin-node-1.9.14.8-1.el6op.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0762-01
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0762.html
Issue date: 2014-06-18

Topic

An updated rubygem-openshift-origin-node package that fixes one securityissue is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.2.8.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Criticalsecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat critical command injection openshift

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1110470 - CVE-2014-3496 OpenShift Origin: Command execution as root via downloadable cartridge source-url

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