RedHat: RHSA-2018-0630:01 Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application
Summary
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a platform for Java
applications based on the JBoss Application Server.
This asynchronous patch is a security update for slf4j package in Red Hat
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.
Security Fix(es):
* An XML deserialization vulnerability was discovered in slf4j's EventData
which accepts xml serialized string and can lead to arbitrary code
execution. (CVE-2018-8088)
The Simple Logging Facade for Java or (SLF4J) is a simple facade for
various logging APIs allowing the end-user to plug in the desired
implementation at deployment time. SLF4J also allows for a gradual
migration path away from Jakarta Commons Logging (JCL).
Red Hat would like to thank Chris McCown for reporting CVE-2018-8088.
Summary
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).
The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8088 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_jboss_enterprise_application_platform/ https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.4
Package List
Topic
Updated packages that provide Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform6.4 and fix three security issues, several bugs, and add variousenhancements are now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Bugs Fixed
1548909 - CVE-2018-8088 slf4j: Deserialisation vulnerability in EventData constructor can allow for arbitrary code execution