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CentOS Update for jakarta-taglibs-standard CESA-2015:1695 centos6
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Check the version of jakarta-taglibs-standard
Insight
Insight
jakarta-taglibs-standard is the Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL). This library is used in conjunction with Tomcat and Java Server Pages (JSP). It was found that the Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL) allowed the processing of untrusted XML documents to utilize external entity references, which could access resources on the host system and, potentially, allowing arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0254) Note: jakarta-taglibs-standard users may need to take additional steps after applying this update. Detailed instructions on the additional steps can be at the linked references. All jakarta-taglibs-standard 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. For details on how to apply this update, refer to the linked article. 5. Bugs fixed: 1198606 - CVE-2015-0254 jakarta-taglibs-standard: XXE and RCE via XSL extension in JSTL XML tags 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm noarch: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm noarch: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm noarch: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm noarch: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7): Source: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.2-14.el7_1.src.rpm noarch: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.2-14.el7_1.noarch.rpm jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.2-14.el7_1.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7): Source: jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.2-14.el7_1.src.rpm noarc ... Description truncated, please see the referenced URL(s) for more information.
Affected Software
Affected Software
jakarta-taglibs-standard on CentOS 6
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated packages.