[QSA-00117182] Security Update Bundle
Qlustar Security Advisory 0117182
January 17th, 2018Summary:
Security update bundle. A Qlustar security update bundle is a cumulative update of packages that are taken from upstream Debian/Ubuntu without modification. Only packages that are used in a typical HPC/Storage cluster installation are mentioned in Qlustar Security Advisories. Other non-HPC related updates also enter the Qlustar repository, but their functionality is not separately verified by the Qlustar team. To track these updates subscribe to the general security mailing lists of Debian/Ubuntu.
Package(s) : see upstream description of individual package
Qlustar releases : 9.2
Affected versions: All versions prior to this update
Vulnerability : see upstream description of individual package
Problem type : see upstream description of individual package
Qlustar-specific : no
CVE Id(s) : see upstream description of individual package
This update includes several security related package updates from Debian/Ubuntu. The following list provides references to the upstream security report of the corresponding packages. You can view the original upstream advisory by clicking on the corresponding title.
GNU C Library vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle all of the possible return values from the kernel getcwd(2) syscall. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code in setuid programs and gain administrative privileges.
A memory leak was discovered in the _dl_init_paths() function in the GNU C library dynamic loader. A local attacker could potentially exploit this with a specially crafted value in the LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable, in combination with CVE-2017-1000409 and another vulnerability on a system with hardlink protections disabled, in order to gain administrative privileges.
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the _dl_init_paths() function in the GNU C library dynamic loader. A local attacker could potentially exploit this with a specially crafted value in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, in combination with CVE-2017-1000408 and another vulnerability on a system with hardlink protections disabled, in order to gain administrative privileges.
An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C library glob() implementation. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a maliciously crafted pattern.
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered during unescaping of user names with the ~ operator in the GNU C library glob() implementation. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a maliciously crafted pattern.
It was discovered that the GNU C library dynamic loader mishandles RPATH and RUNPATH containing $ORIGIN for privileged (setuid or AT_SECURE) programs. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by providing a specially crafted library in the current working directory in order to gain administrative privileges.
Bind vulnerability
Jayachandran Palanisamy discovered that the Bind resolver incorrectly handled fetch cleanup sequencing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
libxml2 vulnerability
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain files. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
OpenSSL vulnerabilities
David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL did not correctly prevent buggy applications that ignore handshake errors from subsequently calling certain functions.
It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly performed the x86_64 Montgomery multiplication procedure. While unlikely, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover private keys.
rsync vulnerabilities
It was discovered that rsync proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename. An attacker could use this to bypass access restrictions.
It was discovered that rsync does not check for fnamecmp filenames and also does not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to pathnames. An attacker could use this to bypass access restrictions.
libxml2 vulnerability
Wei Lei discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain parameter entities. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
curl vulnerabilities
It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled FTP wildcard matching. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
Python vulnerability
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled decoding certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Berkeley DB vulnerability
It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information.
Samba vulnerabilities
Yihan Lian and Zhibin Hu discovered that Samba incorrectly handled memory when processing certain SMB1 requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Volker Lendecke discovered that Samba incorrectly cleared memory when returning data to a client. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
Perl vulnerabilities
Jakub Wilk discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
OpenSSL vulnerability
It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly parsed the IPAddressFamily extension in X.509 certificates, resulting in an erroneous display of the certificate in text format.
Samba vulnerabilities
Stefan Metzmacher discovered that Samba incorrectly enforced SMB signing in certain situations. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a man in the middle attack.
Stefan Metzmacher discovered that Samba incorrectly handled encryption across DFS redirects. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a man in the middle attack.
Yihan Lian and Zhibin Hu discovered that Samba incorrectly handled memory when SMB1 is being used. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain server memory contents.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following Qlustar package versions in addition to the package versions mentioned in the upstream reports (follow the Qlustar Update Instructions):
qlustar-module-core-trusty-amd64-9.2.0 9.2.0.3-b479f1115
