USN-3952-1: Pacemaker vulnerabilities

Publication date

23 April 2019

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Pacemaker.


Packages

Details

Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled client-server
authentication. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate
privileges. (CVE-2018-16877)

Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled certain
verifications. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2018-16878)

Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information in log outputs. This issue only applied to Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-3885)

Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled client-server
authentication. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate
privileges. (CVE-2018-16877)

Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled certain
verifications. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2018-16878)

Jan Pokorný discovered that Pacemaker incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information in log outputs. This issue only applied to Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-3885)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco pacemaker –  1.1.18-2ubuntu1.19.04.1
18.10 cosmic pacemaker –  1.1.18-2ubuntu1.18.10.1
18.04 bionic pacemaker –  1.1.18-0ubuntu1.1
16.04 xenial pacemaker –  1.1.14-2ubuntu1.6

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