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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: mongodb security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0230-01
Product: Red Hat OpenStack
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0230.html
Issue date: 2014-03-04
CVE Names: CVE-2012-6619
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1. Summary:
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.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
OpenStack 4 - x86_64
3. 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.
4. 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
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1049748 - CVE-2012-6619 mongodb: memory over-read via incorrect BSON object length
6. Package List:
OpenStack 4:
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/RHOS/SRPMS/mongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.src.rpm
x86_64:
libmongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm
mongodb-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm
mongodb-debuginfo-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.rpm
mongodb-server-2.2.4-4.el6ost.x86_64.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/#package
7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-6619.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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