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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 RHSA-2014:0579-01 - Low Man-in-the-Middle Threat - openstack-heat-templates

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An updated openstack-heat-templates package that fixes three security issues is now available Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
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Synopsis:          Low: openstack-heat-templates security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2014:0579-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0579.html
Issue date:        2014-05-29
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-0040 CVE-2014-0041 CVE-2014-0042 
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1. Summary:

An updated openstack-heat-templates package that fixes three security
issues is now available Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Low
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 - noarch

3. Description:

OpenStack Orchestration (heat) is a template-driven engine used to specify
and deploy configurations for Compute, Storage, and OpenStack Networking.
It can also be used to automate post-deployment actions, which in turn
allows automated provisioning of infrastructure, services, and
applications. Orchestration can also be integrated with Telemetry alarms to
implement auto-scaling for certain infrastructure resources.

The openstack-heat-templates package provides heat example templates and
image building elements for the openstack-heat package.

It was discovered that certain heat templates used HTTP to insecurely
download packages and signing keys via Yum. An attacker could use this flaw
to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to prevent essential security updates
from being installed on the system. (CVE-2014-0040)

It was found that certain heat templates disabled SSL protection for
various Yum repositories (sslverify=false). An attacker could use this flaw
to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to prevent essential security updates
from being installed on the system. (CVE-2014-0041)

It was discovered that certain heat templates disabled GPG signature
checking of packages via Yum (gpgcheck=0). An attacker could use this flaw
to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to install arbitrary packages on the
system. (CVE-2014-0042)

These issues were discovered by Grant Murphy of the Red Hat Product
Security Team.

All openstack-heat-templates users are advised to upgrade to this updated
package, which corrects these issues.

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/):

1059514 - CVE-2014-0040 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: use of HTTP to download signing keys/code
1059515 - CVE-2014-0041 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: use of HTTPS url and sslverify=false
1059520 - CVE-2014-0042 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: setting gpgcheck=0 for signed packages

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0:

Source:

noarch:
openstack-heat-templates-0-0.3.20140407git.el6ost.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-2014-0040
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0041
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0042
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 RHSA-2014:0579-01 - Low Man-in-the-Middle Threat - openstack-heat-templates

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Calendar Grey May 29, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
An essential patch for openstack-heat-templates fixes various vulnerabilities. Red Hat users are encouraged to carry out the update.
An updated openstack-heat-templates package that fixes three security issues is now available Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 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

OpenStack Orchestration (heat) is a template-driven engine used to specify and deploy configurations for Compute, Storage, and OpenStack Networking. It can also be used to automate post-deployment actions, which in turn allows automated provisioning of infrastructure, services, and applications. Orchestration can also be integrated with Telemetry alarms to implement auto-scaling for certain infrastructure resources.
The openstack-heat-templates package provides heat example templates and image building elements for the openstack-heat package.
It was discovered that certain heat templates used HTTP to insecurely download packages and signing keys via Yum. An attacker could use this flaw to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to prevent essential security updates from being installed on the system. (CVE-2014-0040)
It was found that certain heat templates disabled SSL protection for various Yum repositories (sslverify=false). An attacker could use this flaw to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to prevent essential security updates from being installed on the system. (CVE-2014-0041)
It was discovered that certain heat templates disabled GPG signature checking of packages via Yum (gpgcheck=0). An attacker could use this flaw to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks to install arbitrary packages on the system. (CVE-2014-0042)
These issues were discovered by Grant Murphy of the Red Hat Product Security Team.
All openstack-heat-templates users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects these issues.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0040 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0041 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0042 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0:
Source:
noarch: openstack-heat-templates-0-0.3.20140407git.el6ost.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-2014:0579-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Issue date: 2014-05-29

Topic

An updated openstack-heat-templates package that fixes three securityissues is now available Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Lowsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1059514 - CVE-2014-0040 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: use of HTTP to download signing keys/code

1059515 - CVE-2014-0041 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: use of HTTPS url and sslverify=false

1059520 - CVE-2014-0042 OpenStack openstack-heat-templates: setting gpgcheck=0 for signed packages

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