RedHat: RHSA-2015-2671:01 Important: jakarta-commons-collections security
Summary
The Jakarta/Apache Commons Collections library provides new interfaces,
implementations, and utilities to extend the features of the Java
Collections Framework.
It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code
execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed
chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the
commons-collections library. (CVE-2015-7501)
With this update, deserialization of certain classes in the
commons-collections library is no longer allowed. Applications that require
those classes to be deserialized can use the system property
"org.apache.commons.collections.enableUnsafeSerialization" to re-enable
their deserialization.
Further information about this security flaw may be found at:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
All users of jakarta-commons-collections are advised to upgrade to these
updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
All running applications using the commons-collections library must be
restarted for the update to take effect.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7501 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.src.rpm
i386:
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.src.rpm
i386:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.src.rpm
i386:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.i386.rpm
ia64:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.ia64.rpm
ppc:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.ppc.rpm
s390x:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
jakarta-commons-collections-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-debuginfo-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5-3.2-2jpp.4.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated jakarta-commons-collections packages that fix one security issueare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.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 Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1279330 - CVE-2015-7501 apache-commons-collections: InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialisation