Issued:

2012-02-10

Updated:

2012-02-10

RHSA-2012:0108 - Low: jbosscache security update

Synopsis

Low: jbosscache security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Low

Topic

An update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal.

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

JBoss Cache is the clustering backbone for data distribution in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. It provides the backing implementation for web session replication, stateful session bean replication and entity caching.

It was found that NonManagedConnectionFactory would log the username and password in plain text when an exception was thrown. This could lead to the exposure of authentication credentials if local users had permissions to read the log file. (CVE-2012-0034)

Warning: Before applying this update, back up your existing JBoss Enterprise Application Platform's "jboss-as/server/[PROFILE]/lib/jbosscache-core.jar" file.

All users of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 as provided from the Red Hat Customer Portal are advised to install this update. Refer to the Solution section for installation information.

Solution

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

To apply this update:

1. Before applying this update, back up your existing JBoss Enterprise Application Platform's "jboss-as/server/[PROFILE]/lib/jbosscache-core.jar" file.

2. Download the update.

3. Rename the jbosscache-core-JBPAPP-7852-signed.jar file provided by the ZIP file to jbosscache-core.jar, and then copy it to the "jboss-as/server/[PROFILE]/lib/" directory, overwriting the old jbosscache-core.jar.

4. Restart the JBoss server process.

Affected Products

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 772835

CVEs

• CVE-2012-0034

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
• This content is not included.This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=5.1.2

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.