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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: RHSA-2008:1001-01 Important Security Alert

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Updated tog-pegasus packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat defines additional security enhancements for OpenGroup Pegasus WBEM services in addition to those defined by the upstream OpenGroup Pegasus release. For details regarding these enhancements, refer to the file "README.RedHat.Security", included in the Red Hat tog-pegasus package. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: tog-pegasus security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:1001-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:1001.html
Issue date:        2008-11-25
CVE Names:         CVE-2008-4313 CVE-2008-4315 
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1. Summary:

Updated tog-pegasus packages that fix security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team. 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

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

3. Description:

The tog-pegasus packages provide OpenPegasus Web-Based Enterprise
Management (WBEM) services. WBEM is a platform and resource independent
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard that defines a common
information model and communication protocol for monitoring and controlling
resources.

Red Hat defines additional security enhancements for OpenGroup Pegasus WBEM
services in addition to those defined by the upstream OpenGroup Pegasus
release. For details regarding these enhancements, refer to the file
"README.RedHat.Security", included in the Red Hat tog-pegasus package.

After re-basing to version 2.7.0 of the OpenGroup Pegasus code, these
additional security enhancements were no longer being applied. As a
consequence, access to OpenPegasus WBEM services was not restricted to the
dedicated users as described in README.RedHat.Security. An attacker able to
authenticate using a valid user account could use this flaw to send
requests to WBEM services. (CVE-2008-4313)

Note: default SELinux policy prevents tog-pegasus from modifying system
files. This flaw's impact depends on whether or not tog-pegasus is confined
by SELinux, and on any additional CMPI providers installed and enabled on a
particular system.

Failed authentication attempts against the OpenPegasus CIM server were not
logged to the system log as documented in README.RedHat.Security. An
attacker could use this flaw to perform password guessing attacks against a
user account without leaving traces in the system log. (CVE-2008-4315)

All tog-pegasus users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain patches to correct these issues.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

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

459217 - CVE-2008-4313 tog-pegasus: WBEM services access not restricted to dedicated user after 2.7.0 rebase
472017 - CVE-2008-4315 tog-pegasus: failed authentication attempts not logged via PAM

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390.rpm
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.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#package

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4313
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4315
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: RHSA-2008:1001-01 Important Security Alert

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial security patch for tog-pegasus modules in Red Hat tackles vulnerabilities in authentication and limits access controls.
Updated tog-pegasus packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat defines additional security enhancements for OpenGroup Pegasus WBE...

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

The tog-pegasus packages provide OpenPegasus Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) services. WBEM is a platform and resource independent Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard that defines a common information model and communication protocol for monitoring and controlling resources.
Red Hat defines additional security enhancements for OpenGroup Pegasus WBEM services in addition to those defined by the upstream OpenGroup Pegasus release. For details regarding these enhancements, refer to the file "README.RedHat.Security", included in the Red Hat tog-pegasus package.
After re-basing to version 2.7.0 of the OpenGroup Pegasus code, these additional security enhancements were no longer being applied. As a consequence, access to OpenPegasus WBEM services was not restricted to the dedicated users as described in README.RedHat.Security. An attacker able to authenticate using a valid user account could use this flaw to send requests to WBEM services. (CVE-2008-4313)
Note: default SELinux policy prevents tog-pegasus from modifying system files. This flaw's impact depends on whether or not tog-pegasus is confined by SELinux, and on any additional CMPI providers installed and enabled on a particular system.
Failed authentication attempts against the OpenPegasus CIM server were not logged to the system log as documented in README.RedHat.Security. An attacker could use this flaw to perform password guessing attacks against a user account without leaving traces in the system log. (CVE-2008-4315)
All tog-pegasus users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain patches to correct these issues.

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4313 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4315 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
ia64: tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm tog-pegasus-devel-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm
s390x: tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390.rpm tog-pegasus-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390.rpm tog-pegasus-debuginfo-2.7.0-2.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:1001-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2008-11-25

Topic

Updated tog-pegasus packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

459217 - CVE-2008-4313 tog-pegasus: WBEM services access not restricted to dedicated user after 2.7.0 rebase

472017 - CVE-2008-4315 tog-pegasus: failed authentication attempts not logged via PAM

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