- Issued:
- 2014-05-07
- Updated:
- 2014-05-07
RHSA-2014:0474 - Important: struts security update
Synopsis
Important: struts security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
Updated struts packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important 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 Struts is a framework for building web applications with Java.
It was found that the Struts 1 ActionForm object allowed access to the 'class' parameter, which is directly mapped to the getClass() method. A remote attacker could use this flaw to manipulate the ClassLoader used by an application server running Struts 1. This could lead to remote code execution under certain conditions. (CVE-2014-0114)
All struts users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications using struts must be restarted for this 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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
- struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
- struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
- struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
- struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.i386.rpm
- struts-manual-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.src.rpm
- struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- struts-debuginfo-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- struts-webapps-tomcat5-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- struts-javadoc-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- struts-1.2.9-4jpp.8.el5_10.ia64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
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.