[QSA-0109202] Security Update Bundle
Qlustar Security Advisory 0109202
Jan 9th, 2020
Summary:
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 and/or CentOS.
Package(s) : see upstream description of individual package Qlustar releases : 10.1, 11.0 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 and CentOS. 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.
Relevant to Qlustar 11.0 and 10.1
GnuTLS update
As a security improvement, this update marks SHA1 as being untrusted for digital signature operations.
NSS vulnerability
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
libpcap vulnerability
It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
Git vulnerabilities
Joern Schneeweisz and Nicolas Joly discovered that Git contained various security flaws. An attacker could possibly use these issues to overwrite arbitrary paths, execute arbitrary code, and overwrite files in the .git directory.
Samba vulnerabilities
Andreas Oster discovered that the Samba DNS management server incorrectly handled certain records. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to crash Samba, resulting in a denial of service.
Isaac Boukris discovered that Samba did not enforce the Kerberos DelegationNotAllowed feature restriction, contrary to expectations.
NSS vulnerability
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CentOS 7.7 security updates
Please check the CentOS mailing list for details about CentOS 7 updates that entered this release (everything from Nov 28th to Dec 26th, 2019).
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 and on Qlustar 11 also perform the manual step '10. Adjust root bash shell initialization' as described in the Release Notes if you haven't done so yet):
For Qlustar 11.0
qlustar-module-core-bionic-amd64-11.0.0 11.0.0.6-b515f1278 qlustar-module-core-centos7-amd64-11.0.0 11.0.0.6-b515f1278
For Qlustar 10.1
qlustar-module-core-xenial-amd64-10.1.1 10.1.1.10-b509f1277