Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2017:1551 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2017-06-20
Updated:
2017-06-20

RHSA-2017:1551 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Moderate: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Topic

An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a platform for Java applications based on the JBoss Application Server.

This release of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.16 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.15, and includes bug fixes and enhancements, which are documented in the Release Notes document linked to in the References.

Security Fix(es):

  • It was found that the log file viewer in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application 6 and 7 allows arbitrary file read to authenticated user via path traversal. (CVE-2017-2595)
  • It was discovered that a malicious web application could bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications. (CVE-2016-5018)
  • It was discovered that a malicious web application could bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet. (CVE-2016-6796)

Solution

Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).

Affected Products

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Text-Only Advisories x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1390515 - CVE-2016-6796 tomcat: security manager bypass via JSP Servlet config parameters
  • BZ - 1390525 - CVE-2016-5018 tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function
  • BZ - 1413028 - CVE-2017-2595 wildfly: Arbitrary file read via path traversal

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