Issued:
2011-02-16
Updated:
2011-02-16

RHSA-2011:0265 - Low: ccs security update

Synopsis

Low: ccs security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Low

Topic

Updated ccs packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Cluster Suite 4.

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

The Cluster Configuration System provides the ability for nodes in a cluster to obtain information about the cluster and each other. ccs_tool is a program for making online updates to the cluster configuration file.

An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in ccs_tool. A local attacker could use this flaw to conduct a symbolic link attack, allowing them to overwrite (with the output of ccs_tool) an arbitrary file writable by the victim running ccs_tool. (CVE-2008-6552)

All ccs users should upgrade to these updated packages, which 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 This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_644x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_644ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_644ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_644i386

Updated Packages

  • ccs-1.0.13-2.i686.rpm
  • ccs-devel-1.0.13-2.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information