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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2015:0442 Moderate: ipa Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 5, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Revised packages for iptables address vulnerabilities while improving the stability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, presenting a moderate enhancement.
Updated ipa packages that fix two security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) is a centralized authentication, identity management, and authorization solution for both traditional and cloud-based enterprise environments.
Two cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in jQuery, which impacted the Identity Management web administrative interface, and could allow an authenticated user to inject arbitrary HTML or web script into the interface. (CVE-2010-5312, CVE-2012-6662)
Note: The IdM version provided by this update no longer uses jQuery.
This update adds several enhancements that are described in more detail in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Release Notes, linked to in the References section, including:
* Added the "ipa-cacert-manage" command, which renews the Certification Authority (CA) file. (BZ#886645)
* Added the ID Views feature. (BZ#891984)
* IdM now supports using one-time password (OTP) authentication and allows gradual migration from proprietary OTP solutions to the IdM OTP solution. (BZ#919228)
* Added the "ipa-backup" and "ipa-restore" commands to allow manual backups. (BZ#951581)
* Added a solution for regulating access permissions to specific sections of the IdM server. (BZ#976382)
This update also fixes several bugs, including:
* Previously, when IdM servers were configured to require the Transport Layer Security protocol version 1.1 (TLSv1.1) or later in the httpd server, the "ipa" command-line utility failed. With this update, running "ipa" works as expected with TLSv1.1 or later. (BZ#1156466)
In addition, this update adds multiple enhancements, including:
* The "ipa-getkeytab" utility can now optionally fetch existing keytabs from the KDC. Previously, retrieving an existing keytab was not supported, as the only option was to generate a new key. (BZ#1007367)
* You can now create and manage a "." root zone on IdM servers. DNS queries sent to the IdM DNS server use this configured zone instead of the public zone. (BZ#1056202)
* The IdM server web UI has been updated and is now based on the Patternfly framework, offering better responsiveness. (BZ#1108212)
* A new user attribute now enables provisioning systems to add custom tags for user objects. The tags can be used for automember rules or for additional local interpretation. (BZ#1108229)
* This update adds a new DNS zone type to ensure that forward and master zones are better separated. As a result, the IdM DNS interface complies with the forward zone semantics in BIND. (BZ#1114013)
* This update adds a set of Apache modules that external applications can use to achieve tighter interaction with IdM beyond simple authentication. (BZ#1107555)
* IdM supports configuring automember rules for automated assignment of users or hosts in respective groups according to their characteristics, such as the "userClass" or "departmentNumber" attributes. Previously, the rules could be applied only to new entries. This update allows applying the rules also to existing users or hosts. (BZ#1108226)
* The extdom plug-in translates Security Identifiers (SIDs) of Active Directory (AD) users and groups to names and POSIX IDs. With this update, extdom returns the full member list for groups and the full list of group memberships for a user, the GECOS field, the home directory, as well as the login shell of a user. Also, an optional list of key-value pairs contains the SID of the requested object if the SID is available. (BZ#1030699)
All ipa users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-5312 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6662 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.1_Release_Notes/index.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: ipa-4.1.0-18.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: ipa-client-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-python-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: ipa-admintools-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-trust-ad-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: ipa-4.1.0-18.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: ipa-client-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-python-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: ipa-admintools-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-trust-ad-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: ipa-4.1.0-18.el7.src.rpm
ppc64: ipa-client-4.1.0-18.el7.ppc64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.ppc64.rpm ipa-python-4.1.0-18.el7.ppc64.rpm
s390x: ipa-client-4.1.0-18.el7.s390x.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.s390x.rpm ipa-python-4.1.0-18.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: ipa-admintools-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-client-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-debuginfo-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-python-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm ipa-server-4.1.0-18.el7.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0442-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2015-03-05

Topic

Updated ipa packages that fix two security issues, several bugs, and addvarious enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

711693 - [RFE] Normal users should not be given privileges to view all sudorules and their details.

788645 - [RFE] Allow filter and subtree to be added in same permission

815828 - Rename DNS permissions to use mixed-case

817909 - error indicates a different reason when ipa permission-mod fails to modify attrs854335 - Unable to update "remove automount keys" - it has filter and subtree specified

887988 - [RFE] Expose the krbPrincipalExpiration attribute for editing in the IPA CLI / WEBUI

891984 - [RFE] ID Views: Support migration from the sync solution to the trust solution

893850 - Unable to update permissions for "Add Automount Keys"

921655 - fix UI CSS to support RH branding

922749 - IPA Navigation links overlaped or unclickable

924008 - Unknown binary attributes can cause migration to fail

924395 - [RFE] ipa-client-install should configure sudo automatically

951581 - [RFE] Backup & Restore mechanism

970618 - [RFE] pac-type change must be effective immediately without kdc restart

971061 - Localization not working even for languages that are localized

975456 - [RFE] add option to ipa-client-install to configure automount

985234 - ipa-client-install --uninstall starts nscd service

1027712 - "username" field in IPA webUI login page should be mandatory

1027713 - There is no version information on IPA WebUI

1030699 - [RFE] Support initgroups for unauthenticated AD users1031111 - ipa-client: add root CA to trust anchors if not already available

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