CVE-2012-1145
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
spacewalk-backend in Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 does not properly authorize or authenticate uploads to the NULL organization when mod_wsgi is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (/var partition disk consumption and failed updates) via a large number of package uploads.
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Statement
This vulnerability only applies to RHN Satellite 5.4 when running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 under mod_wsgi. As the code uses mod_python when performing these checks on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, that version is not vulnerable to this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) (spacewalk-backend) | RHSA-2012:0436 | 2012-03-29 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5.5 | spacewalk-backend | Will not fix |
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