Red Hat: 2014:2000-01: thermostat1-thermostat: Important Advisory
Summary
Thermostat is a monitoring and instrumentation tool for the OpenJDK HotSpot
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with support for monitoring multiple JVM
instances.
It was discovered that, in certain configurations, the Thermostat agent
disclosed JMX management URLs of all local Java virtual machines to any
local user. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate
their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8120)
This issue was discovered by Elliott Baron of Red Hat.
All thermostat1-thermostat users are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
Summary
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/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8120 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.src.rpm
noarch:
thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.rpm
thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.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/
Topic
Updated thermostat1-thermostat packages that fix one security issue are nowavailable for Red Hat Software Collections 1.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1168977 - CVE-2014-8120 thermostat: local JMX URL disclosure