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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0863
Important: slf4j security update
27 March 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: slf4j
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 7
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-8088
Reference: ESB-2018.0859
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0592
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
running slf4j check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: slf4j security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:0592-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0592
Issue date: 2018-03-26
CVE Names: CVE-2018-8088
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1. Summary:
An update for slf4j is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
3. Description:
The Simple Logging Facade for Java or (SLF4J) is a simple facade for
various logging APIs allowing the end-user to plug in the desired
implementation at deployment time. SLF4J also allows for a gradual
migration path away from Jakarta Commons Logging (JCL).
Security Fix(es):
* slf4j: Deserialisation vulnerability in EventData constructor can allow
for arbitrary code execution (CVE-2018-8088)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank Chris McCown for reporting this issue.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1548909 - CVE-2018-8088 slf4j: Deserialisation vulnerability in EventData constructor can allow for arbitrary code execution
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
Source:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.src.rpm
noarch:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
slf4j-javadoc-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
slf4j-manual-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.src.rpm
noarch:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
slf4j-javadoc-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
slf4j-manual-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.src.rpm
noarch:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.src.rpm
noarch:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
slf4j-javadoc-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
slf4j-manual-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
slf4j-javadoc-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
slf4j-manual-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.src.rpm
noarch:
slf4j-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
slf4j-javadoc-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
slf4j-manual-1.7.4-4.el7_4.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8088
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
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