Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20152671
Revision Date:2015-12-21Version:634
Title:RHSA-2015:2671: jakarta-commons-collections security update (Important)
Description:The Jakarta/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 jakarta-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.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-7501
    RHSA-2015:2671
    RHSA-2015:2671-00
    RHSA-2015:2671-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND
  • jakarta-commons-collections is earlier than 0:3.2-2jpp.4
  • AND jakarta-commons-collections is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc is earlier than 0:3.2-2jpp.4
  • AND jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • jakarta-commons-collections-testframework is earlier than 0:3.2-2jpp.4
  • AND jakarta-commons-collections-testframework is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc is earlier than 0:3.2-2jpp.4
  • AND jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5 is earlier than 0:3.2-2jpp.4
  • AND jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5 is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
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