Synopsis

Moderate: mongodb security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Topic

Updated mongodb packages that fix one security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0.

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.

Description

MongoDB is a NoSQL database.

A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way MongoDB handled BSON data.
A database user permitted to insert BSON data into a MongoDB server could
use this flaw to read server memory, potentially disclosing sensitive data.
(CVE-2012-6619)

All mongodb users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat OpenStack 4.0 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1049748 - CVE-2012-6619 mongodb: memory over-read via incorrect BSON object length

CVEs

• CVE-2012-6619

References

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

Red Hat OpenStack 4.0

SRPM
mongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.src.rpm	SHA-256: b342aa2e606bcfca73448a7f1fda1fc94cc353a3fc8aea03f7134e5345c32777
x86_64
libmongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: e950c883e294da4e85e3193b24f2f8e01eb61aa12e7c42d9148ce61507a1df74
mongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 083eff8efdddffd0c1fe70424770a5c57811dede0f2a9e2eae48fe38f8df45ec
mongodb-debuginfo-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 23722d28d51a18a7aaa6e755ec257c930f41343659e8dac6495181f5950ae845
mongodb-server-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 30283afdc92b5fcdabcfa0dcf217bc05157137d9f4925d5953eeba7be95a411b