Issued:

2013-09-09

Updated:

2013-09-09

RHSA-2013:1217 - Moderate: xml-security security update

Synopsis

Moderate: xml-security security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

An updated xml-security package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.

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

Apache Santuario implements the XML Signature Syntax and Processing and XML Encryption Syntax and Processing standards.

A flaw was found in the way Apache Santuario XML Security for Java validated XML signatures. Santuario allowed a signature to specify an arbitrary canonicalization algorithm, which would be applied to the SignedInfo XML fragment. A remote attacker could exploit this to spoof an XML signature via a specially-crafted XML signature block. (CVE-2013-2172)

Warning: Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation (including all applications and configuration files).

All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6 are advised to upgrade to this updated package. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• xml-security-1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el6.noarch.rpm
• xml-security-1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el5.noarch.rpm
• xml-security-1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el5.src.rpm
• xml-security-1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 999263

CVEs

• CVE-2013-2172

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
• Content from santuario.apache.org is not included.Content from santuario.apache.org is not included.http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc

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.