Issued:
2014-03-04
Updated:
2014-03-04

RHSA-2014:0230 - Moderate: mongodb security update

Synopsis

Moderate: mongodb security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated mongodb packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0.

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

MongoDB is a NoSQL database.

A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way MongoDB handled BSON data. A database user permitted to insert BSON data into a MongoDB server could use this flaw to read server memory, potentially disclosing sensitive data. (CVE-2012-6619)

All mongodb users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to 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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat OpenStack4.0x86_64

Updated Packages

  • mongodb-debuginfo-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm
  • mongodb-server-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm
  • mongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm
  • mongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.src.rpm
  • libmongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information