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Red Hat OpenStack 3.0/4.0 RHSA-2014:0770-01 Critical Command Injection

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An updated foreman-proxy package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 and 4.0. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical [More...]
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: foreman-proxy security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2014:0770-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0770.html
Issue date:        2014-06-19
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-0007 
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1. Summary:

An updated foreman-proxy package that fixes one security issue is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 and 4.0.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 - noarch

3. Description:

The foreman-proxy package provides a RESTful API to manage DNS, DHCP, TFTP,
and Puppet settings, and can be used as part of Foreman.

A shell command injection flaw was found in the way foreman-proxy verified
URLs in the TFTP module. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute
arbitrary shell commands on the system with the privileges of the user
running foreman-proxy. (CVE-2014-0007)

This issue was discovered by Lukas Zapletal of Red Hat.

Note that for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0, Foreman was
released as a Technology Preview. More information about Red Hat Technology
Previews is available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/support/offerings/techpreview/

All foreman-proxy users are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which corrects this issue.

4. 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

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1105369 - CVE-2014-0007 foreman-proxy: smart-proxy remote command injection

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0:

Source:
ruby193-foreman-proxy-1.1.10001-7.el6ost.src.rpm

noarch:
ruby193-foreman-proxy-1.1.10001-7.el6ost.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0:

Source:
foreman-proxy-1.3.0-5.el6sat.src.rpm

noarch:
foreman-proxy-1.3.0-5.el6sat.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

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0007
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat OpenStack 3.0/4.0 RHSA-2014:0770-01 Critical Command Injection

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Calendar Grey June 19, 2014
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Essential security patch for foreman-proxy addresses command injection vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform versions 3.0 and 4.0.
An updated foreman-proxy package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 and 4.0

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 foreman-proxy package provides a RESTful API to manage DNS, DHCP, TFTP, and Puppet settings, and can be used as part of Foreman.
A shell command injection flaw was found in the way foreman-proxy verified URLs in the TFTP module. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary shell commands on the system with the privileges of the user running foreman-proxy. (CVE-2014-0007)
This issue was discovered by Lukas Zapletal of Red Hat.
Note that for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0, Foreman was released as a Technology Preview. More information about Red Hat Technology Previews is available at https://access.redhat.com/site/support/offerings/techpreview/
All foreman-proxy users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects this issue.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0007 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0:
Source: ruby193-foreman-proxy-1.1.10001-7.el6ost.src.rpm
noarch: ruby193-foreman-proxy-1.1.10001-7.el6ost.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0:
Source: foreman-proxy-1.3.0-5.el6sat.src.rpm
noarch: foreman-proxy-1.3.0-5.el6sat.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-2014:0770-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Issue date: 2014-06-19

Topic

An updated foreman-proxy package that fixes one security issue is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 and 4.0.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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1105369 - CVE-2014-0007 foreman-proxy: smart-proxy remote command injection

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