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Debian 2.12.4-1 DSA-3431-2 Critical: ganeti API Denial Of Service

The update for ganeti issued as DSA-3431-1 causes the gnt-instance info command to fail for all instances of type DRBD. Updated packages are now available to address this regression. For reference the original advisory text follows. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3431-2 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso January 14, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : ganeti Debian Bug : 810850 The update for ganeti issued as DSA-3431-1 causes the gnt-instance info command to fail for all instances of type DRBD. Updated packages are now available to address this regression. For reference the original advisory text follows. Pierre Kim discovered two vulnerabilities in the restful API of Ganeti, a virtual server cluster management tool. SSL parameter negotiation could result in denial of service and the DRBD secret could leak. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.2-1+deb7u2. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.4-1+deb8u3. We recommend that you upgrade your ganeti packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance ganeti installations to address concerns highlighted in Debian DSA-3431-2 regarding API weaknesses impacting functionality.. ganeti update,debian security,api vulnerabilities. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Debian: DSA-1959-1 Critical: Ganeti Command Execution Issue

It was discovered that ganeti, a virtual server cluster manager, does not validate the path of scripts passed as arguments to certain commands, which allows local or remote users (via the web interface in versions 2.x) to execute arbitrary commands on a host acting as a . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1959-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Raphael Geissert December 19, 2009 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : ganeti Vulnerability : missing input sanitation Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2009-4261 It was discovered that ganeti, a virtual server cluster manager, does not validate the path of scripts passed as arguments to certain commands, which allows local or remote users (via the web interface in versions 2.x) to execute arbitrary commands on a host acting as a cluster master. For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.6-3+lenny2. For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem will be fixed in version 2.0.5-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.5-1. The oldstable distribution (etch) does not include ganeti. We recommend that you upgrade your ganeti packages. Upgrade instructions - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny (stable) - ----------------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5checksum: 6912 766a061e63ca295c83ec9d81e71790f6 Size/MD5 checksum: 843282 ccc54866e02be044987027a827b1be03 Size/MD5 checksum: 1443 6de6851e7ad49a555b9d7cafd65cf0c0 Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5 checksum: 705030 dc11dab47b08a83d4023c213a989f08c These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . The advisory DSA-1959-1 concerning Debian highlights significant vulnerabilities related to command execution in ganeti packages, necessitating immediate updates to bolster system security.. Debian Security, Ganeti Flaw, Critical Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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