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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RHSA-2012-0369-01 Moderate: SQL Injection Fix

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Calendar Grey March 7, 2012
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The latest release from Red Hat includes a significant patch for python-sqlalchemy, tackling a serious SQL injection vulnerability. It's time to update!
An updated python-sqlalchemy package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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

Summary

SQLAlchemy is an Object Relational Mapper (ORM) that provides a flexible, high-level interface to SQL databases.
It was discovered that SQLAlchemy did not sanitize values for the limit and offset keywords for SQL select statements. If an application using SQLAlchemy accepted values for these keywords, and did not filter or sanitize them before passing them to SQLAlchemy, it could allow an attacker to perform an SQL injection attack against the application. (CVE-2012-0805)
All users of python-sqlalchemy are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a patch to correct this issue. All running applications using SQLAlchemy must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity SQL injection python-sqlalchemy

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0805 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: python-sqlalchemy-0.5.5-3.el6_2.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: python-sqlalchemy-0.5.5-3.el6_2.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


Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0369-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0369.html
Issue date: 2012-03-07

Topic

An updated python-sqlalchemy package that fixes one security issue is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity 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 security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity SQL injection python-sqlalchemy

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

783305 - CVE-2012-0805 python-sqlalchemy: SQL injection flaw due to not checking LIMIT input for correct type

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