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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.3081
Critical: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 commons-collections security update
10 December 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS
Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat
Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7501
Reference: ESB-2015.2904.2
Original Bulletin:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2578.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2579.html
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
running Red Hat JBoss BRMS or Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite check for an
updated version of the software for their operating system.
This bulletin contains two (2) Red Hat security advisories.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 commons-collections security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2578-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2578.html
Issue date: 2015-12-08
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7501
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1. Summary:
An update for the Apache Commons Collections component that fixes one
security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal for Red
Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical 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. Description:
Apache Commons Collections is a library built upon Java JDK classes by
providing new interfaces, implementations and utilities.
It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code
execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed
chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the
commons-collections library. (CVE-2015-7501)
Further information about this security flaw may be found at:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
All users of Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 as provided from the Red
Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this security update.
3. Solution:
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must
log in to download the update). Before applying the update, back up your
existing Red Hat JBoss BRMS installation (including its databases,
applications, configuration files, and so on).
Note that it is recommended to halt the Red Hat JBoss BRMS server by
stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this
update, and then after installing the update, restart the Red Hat JBoss
BRMS server by starting the JBoss Application Server process.
4. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1279330 - CVE-2015-7501 apache-commons-collections: InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialisation
5. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7501
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=brms&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.1.0
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
6. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.0 commons-collections security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2579-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2579.html
Issue date: 2015-12-08
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7501
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1. Summary:
An update for the Apache Commons Collections component that fixes one
security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal for Red
Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.0.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical 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. Description:
Apache Commons Collections is a library built upon Java JDK classes by
providing new interfaces, implementations and utilities.
It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code
execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed
chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the
commons-collections library. (CVE-2015-7501)
Further information about this security flaw may be found at:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
All users of Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.0 as provided from the Red Hat
Customer Portal are advised to apply this security update.
3. Solution:
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must
log in to download the updates). Before applying the updates, back up your
existing installation, including all applications, configuration files,
databases and database settings, and so on.
It is recommended to halt the server by stopping the JBoss Application
Server process before installing this update, and then after installing
the update, restart the server by starting the JBoss Application Server
process.
4. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1279330 - CVE-2015-7501 apache-commons-collections: InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialisation
5. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7501
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=bpm.suite&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.1.0
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
6. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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