[RHSA-2011:1814-01] Moderate: ipmitool security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: ipmitool security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1814-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1814.html

Issue date: 2011-12-13

CVE Names: CVE-2011-4339

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1. Summary:

 

An updated ipmitool package that fixes one security issue is now available

for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

 

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate

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. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

The ipmitool package contains a command line utility for interfacing with

devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

specification. IPMI is an open standard for machine health, inventory, and

remote power control.

 

It was discovered that the IPMI event daemon (ipmievd) created its process

ID (PID) file with world-writable permissions. A local user could use this

flaw to make the ipmievd init script kill an arbitrary process when the

ipmievd daemon is stopped or restarted. (CVE-2011-4339)

 

All users of ipmitool are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which

contains a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing this

update, the IPMI event daemon (ipmievd) will be restarted automatically.

 

4. Solution:

 

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/kb/docs/DOC-11259

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

742837 - CVE-2011-4339 OpenIPMI: IPMI event daemon creates PID file with world writeable permissions

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client-optional/en/os/SRPMS/ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.src.rpm

 

i386:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.src.rpm

 

x86_64:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.src.rpm

 

i386:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

 

ppc64:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.ppc64.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.ppc64.rpm

 

s390x:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.s390x.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.src.rpm

 

i386:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-4339.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc.

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