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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.2265 Security update for Shibboleth Service Provider 6 August 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Shibboleth Service Provider Publisher: Shibboleth Operating System: Windows Linux variants Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade Original Bulletin: https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180803.txt - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Shibboleth Service Provider Security Advisory [3 August 2018] An updated version of the Shibboleth Service Provider software is now available which includes an updated version of a third-party dependency that corrects a denial of service vulnerability. Platforms on which xml-security-c is an OS-supplied component, such as Debian Linux, will need to ensure their vendor has supplied an updated package to correct the issue. Shibboleth SP software crashes on malformed KeyInfo content =============================================================== SAML messages, assertions, and metadata all commonly make use of the XML Signature KeyInfo construct, which expresses information about keys and certificates used in signing or encrypting XML. The Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ library contained code paths at risk of dereferencing null pointers when processing various kinds of malformed KeyInfo hints typically found in signed or encrypted XML. The usual effect is a crash, and in the case of the SP software, a crash in the shibd daemon, which prevents access to protected resources until the daemon is restarted. We will be conducting a more thorough review of both this code base and our own for more issues of a similar nature, but for the time being an immediate fix was made to the xml-security-c library and an updated version of the SP software for Windows includes this fixed version. The version of xml-security-c containing the fix is V2.0.1. As outlined further below, the older branch of the xml-security-c library used by the SP V2 software is no longer maintained, and so this represents the first major issue necessitating an upgrade to V3 to correct. The bug *does* manifest itself in most or all older versions. Recommendations =============== Ensure that V2.0.1 or later of the xml-security-c library is used. For Windows installations, V3.0.2 of the Shibboleth SP is now available[1][2] and contains this fix. Older Windows installations (prior to V3.0) will NOT be binary compatible with the xsec_2_0.dll library and must be upgraded to V3.0.2 Linux installations relying on official RPM packages can upgrade to the latest package versions to obtain the fix. If your system already includes V2.0.0 of the xml-security-c library, then you MAY address the issue by updating only that package. Shibboleth and OpenSAML packages built against older versions, such as V1.7.x, will not be compatible with the newer version. Sites that have deployed by building their own copy of xml-security-c should ensure that they upgrade to V2.0.1 of that package, or patch older versions as desired. Sites that rely on an OS-supplied version of xml-security-c will need to contact their OS vendor for a fixed version, or manually build a new or patched version. Credits ======= Thanks to Cerberus, Palo Alto Networks for reporting the issue to the Apache Santuario project. [1] https://shibboleth.net/downloads/service-provider/latest/win32/ [2] https://shibboleth.net/downloads/service-provider/latest/win64/ URL for this Security Advisory: https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20180803.txt - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEE3KoVAHvtneaQzZUjN4uEVAIneWIFAltkRGgACgkQN4uEVAIn eWKAkBAAh44YoVgjcIMEHIgNILf69OcGaAg2pBrCK8qSNmx22eus4HonHuwDoM8v OjbLuJSLiGEO+cFQII8PCt8cYy1Lut1q6h964xnn20YelHC5f6xE9MYkIcmew9mZ LGWhBICX4vurnOR6OTY72klqMQBr5fsirB07/5BD/2Cgvr7mHJFY8zYhU72WG2yz Ji6R+5OBXuSQdUI64nS67K8qtfY6gP1LkxjSzwLKOqu+dFa2G2LUcRZTKoZRLgsB pdbBXW5o9rEOkFg2NyPh8ItSATLb0hon6gsatxnCoefZBqh2EFTWaODfBu16yBES aOmZhJgHUmcbO+qmXhC+PwngxEDuNXAF46+gEFWQM9iqeCdEYST+KxPL1E6E2xL9 a9ueObczb5WEcz8q4hDJEevK0G7w7dU/1RvBDWTPp4MbSY8vXFjJE8qWJipQqiTA iojdRVMXufAa5xjdZ38tOodbPB0EW3f4IRP6B9RUIOghPVWWGmmSXj3bMoDh19hj qnWITlFHerGGEGvqJwOx6rmgH1QAcOPjmKc9085fOIXozbD4A5h9hPRCdI9/Ar7o fZBIf8skpWcZjMzc3mlI/OTc82TiAVBaBBSHB9Ho5UPO2M0Hq1+AL7XbeB2k25sZ /ld2wJUBuM3vcXHOfCWEjbOxXnSRcppuIxB0bl9bMLtOA4v91WM= =k5X2 - -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----  - -- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to announce-unsubscribe@shibboleth.net - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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