Red Hat Security Advisory: katello security update Security Advisory secalert@redhat.com Red Hat Security Response Team RHSA-2012:1187 Final 1 1 2012-08-21T20:11:00Z Current version 2012-08-21T20:11:00Z 2012-08-21T20:11:00Z Red Hat rhsa-to-cvrf 1.0.1484 2012-08-21T20:13:01Z Updated katello packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager. The Red Hat Security Response Team 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. Katello allows you to manage the application life-cycle for Linux systems. Katello is used by Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager, a distributor application for handling subscription information and software updates on client machines. It was found that the katello-common package's installation script did not correctly generate the secret token used for session cookie generation, leading to every default installation using the same secret token. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create a cookie that would allow them to log into the Subscription Asset Manager web interface as any user, without knowing the passwords. (CVE-2012-3503) All users of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. For instructions on applying this update, refer to the Subscription Asset Manager Installation Guide, linked to in the References section. Please see https://www.redhat.com/footer/terms-of-use.html Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Important https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Subscription_Asset_Manager/1.1/html/Installation_Guide/sect-Installation_Guide-Administration-Upgrading_Subscription_Asset_Manager.html https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Subscription_Asset_Manager/1.1/html/Installation_Guide/sect-Installation_Guide-Administration-Upgrading_Subscription_Asset_Manager.html Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Server katello-0.3.4-1.el6_2.src.rpm katello-0.3.4-1.el6_2 as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Server It was found that the katello-common package's installation script did not correctly generate the secret token used for session cookie generation, leading to every default installation using the same secret token. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create a cookie that would allow them to log into the Subscription Asset Manager web interface as any user, without knowing the passwords. 2012-08-16T00:00:00Z 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z CVE-2012-3503 6Server-SubscriptionAssetManager11:katello-0.3.4-1.el6_2 Important 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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/knowledge/articles/11258 For instructions on applying this update, refer to the Subscription Asset Manager Installation Guide, linked to in the References section. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1187.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3503.html CVE-2012-3503 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849210 bz#849210: CVE-2012-3503 Katello: Application.config.secret_token is not generated properly