RHSA-2011:0332-01: Important: scsi-target-utils security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: scsi-target-utils security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0332-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0332.html
Issue date: 2011-03-09
CVE Names: CVE-2011-0001
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1. Summary:

An updated scsi-target-utils package that fixes one security issue is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Cluster-Storage (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

The scsi-target-utils package contains the daemon and tools to set up and
monitor SCSI targets. Currently, iSCSI software and iSER targets are
supported.

A double-free flaw was found in scsi-target-utils' tgtd daemon. A remote
attacker could trigger this flaw by sending carefully-crafted network
traffic, causing the tgtd daemon to crash. (CVE-2011-0001)

Red Hat would like to thank Emmanuel Bouillon of NATO C3 Agency for
reporting this issue.

All scsi-target-utils users should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains a backported patch to correct this issue. All running
scsi-target-utils services 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.

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/kb/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

667261 - CVE-2011-0001 scsi-target-utils: double-free vulnerability leads to pre-authenticated crash

6. Package List:

RHEL Cluster-Storage (v. 5 server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/scsi-target-utils-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.src.rpm

i386:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.i386.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm

x86_64:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.8-0.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.src.rpm

i386:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.i686.rpm

ppc64:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm

x86_64:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.src.rpm

i386:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
scsi-target-utils-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
scsi-target-utils-debuginfo-1.0.4-3.el6_0.1.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-2011-0001.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc.