-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2523-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2523.html Issue date: 2015-11-30 CVE Names: CVE-2015-7501 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections packages which fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 2. Red Hat Product Security 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. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) - noarch Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) - noarch Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) - noarch Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch 3. Description: The Apache Commons Collections library provides new interfaces, implementations, and utilities to extend the features of the Java Collections Framework. It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the commons-collections library. (CVE-2015-7501) With this update, deserialization of certain classes in the commons-collections library is no longer allowed. Applications that require those classes to be deserialized can use the system property "org.apache.commons.collections.enableUnsafeSerialization" to re-enable their deserialization. Further information about this security flaw may be found at: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023 All users of rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications using the commons-collections library must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1279330 - CVE-2015-7501 apache-commons-collections: InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialisation 6. Package List: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el7.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el7.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7): Source: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el7.src.rpm noarch: rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-3.2.1-21.13.el7.noarch.rpm rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el7.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-2015-7501 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFWXIAaXlSAg2UNWIIRApVHAJ9C9VJRqYCNY6ZV705YdZ504WQNMACfSP7r 8SJCkYRsomfqP2sWRBSJbS4= =p5tK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce