[QSA-0527202] Security Update Bundle
Qlustar Security Advisory 0527202
May 27th, 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
QEMU vulnerabilities
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory during certain VNC operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Aviv Sasson discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Slirp networking. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
APT vulnerability
It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain filenames during package installation. If an attacker could provide a specially crafted package to be installed by the system administrator, this could cause APT to crash.
Samba vulnerability
It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain LDAP queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Samba to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
CUPS vulnerabilities
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain language values. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
Stephan Zeisberg discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain malformed ppd files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Python vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection.
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
git vulnerability
Carlo Arenas discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs containing newlines, empty hosts, or lacking a scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host.
PHP vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain file uploads. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain EXIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information or cause a crash.
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain URLs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
git vulnerability
Felix Wilhelm discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs that included newlines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host.
CentOS 7.8 / 8.1 security updates
Please check the CentOS mailing list for details about CentOS 7/8 updates that entered this release (everything from Apr 7th to May 21st, 2020).
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 steps '7. Migration to GRUB PXE booting' and '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-amd64-11.0.1 11.0.1.0-b519f1296
qlustar-module-core-centos7-amd64-11.0.1 11.0.1.0-b519f1296
qlustar-module-core-centos8-amd64-11.0.1 11.0.1.0-b519f1296
For Qlustar 10.1
qlustar-module-core-xenial-amd64-10.1.1 10.1.1.13-b521f1295