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Red Hat: RHSA-2014:2000-01 Important: Thermostat Local Access Flaw

Updated thermostat1-thermostat packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: thermostat1-thermostat security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:2000-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:2000.html Issue date: 2014-12-16 CVE Names: CVE-2014-8120 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated thermostat1-thermostat packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 3. Description: Thermostat is a monitoring and instrumentation tool for the OpenJDK HotSpot Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with support for monitoring multiple JVM instances. Itwas discovered that, in certain configurations, the Thermostat agent disclosed JMX management URLs of all local Java virtual machines to any local user. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8120) This issue was discovered by Elliott Baron of Red Hat. All thermostat1-thermostat users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. 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/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1168977 - CVE-2014-8120 thermostat: local JMX URL disclosure 6. Package List: Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Software Collections 1 for RedHat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-60.6.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-60.6.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7): Source: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.src.rpm noarch: thermostat1-thermostat-javadoc-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-webapp-1.0.4-70.6.el7.noarch.rpm x86_64: thermostat1-thermostat-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.rpm thermostat1-thermostat-debuginfo-1.0.4-70.6.el7.x86_64.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 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8120 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPGv1 iD8DBQFUkLOwXlSAg2UNWIIRAi+sAKCLIiWGrBxQMR3Z9oaEYnxrvCXSLgCfao3E PhRWHjJDSeO6B7wWKIUogME=ZKMp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Revised packages for thermostat1-thermostat tackle critical vulnerabilities for Red Hat customers.. thermostat security, Red Hat patches, software update, remote management, Java monitoring. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 16, 2014 •Important Red Hat