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Red Hat OpenStack 5.0 RHSA-2016:0369-01 Moderate: RabbitMQ Server Issues

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A moderate update for rabbitmq-server tackles various security vulnerabilities alongside a bug resolution pertinent to Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack.
Updated rabbitmq-server packages that fix two security issues and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 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

RabbitMQ is an implementation of AMQP, the emerging standard for high performance enterprise messaging. The RabbitMQ server is a robust and scalable implementation of an AMQP broker.
A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in RabbitMQ, which allowed using api/ path info to inject and receive data. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create an "/api/..." URL, forcing a server error that resulted in the server returning an HTML page with embedded text from the URL (not escaped). (CVE-2014-9649)
A response-splitting vulnerability was discovered in RabbitMQ. An /api/definitions URL could be specified, which then caused an arbitrary additional header to be returned. A remote attacker could use this flaw to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and possibly gain access to secure data. (CVE-2014-9650)
This update also fixes the following bug:
* Previously, if the rabbit_mirror_queue_master did not return when using HA and 'auto_delete' queues, the RabbitMQ server blocked channels during termination. These channels would then have no associated connections and were displayed as 'unknown'. This issue has been resolved. (BZ#1303748)
All rabbitmq-server users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat bug fix RabbitMQ api issues upgrades

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9649 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9650 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 for RHEL 7:
Source: rabbitmq-server-3.3.5-18.el7ost.src.rpm
noarch: rabbitmq-server-3.3.5-18.el7ost.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


Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:0369-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0369.html
Issue date: 2016-03-08

Topic

Updated rabbitmq-server packages that fix two security issues and one bugare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0(Icehouse) for RHEL 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat bug fix RabbitMQ api issues upgrades

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 for RHEL 7 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1185514 - CVE-2014-9649 RabbitMQ: /api/... XSS vulnerability

1185515 - CVE-2014-9650 RabbitMQ: /api/definitions response splitting vulnerability

1303748 - Blocked channels and queues using HA

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