Bug 13759 - moodle new security issues fixed in 2.6.4
Summary: moodle new security issues fixed in 2.6.4
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Security (show other bugs)
Version: 4
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: QA Team
QA Contact: Sec team
URL: http://lwn.net/Vulnerabilities/607135/
Whiteboard: MGA3TOO has_procedure MGA3-32-OK MGA4...
Keywords: validated_update
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-07-18 02:31 CEST by David Walser
Modified: 2014-08-05 22:21 CEST (History)
4 users (show)

See Also:
Source RPM: moodle-2.6.3-1.mga4.src.rpm
CVE:
Status comment:


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Description David Walser 2014-07-18 02:31:39 CEST
Upstream has released new versions on July 14:
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=263858

Details on the security issues fixed are not yet available, but likely will be next week (probably Monday) on the release notes pages:
http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6.4_release_notes

Updated packages uploaded for Mageia 3, Mageia 4, and Cauldron.

I'll write an advisory once the details are available.

Updated packages in core/updates_testing:
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moodle-2.6.4-1.mga3
moodle-2.6.4-1.mga4

from SRPMS:
moodle-2.6.4-1.mga3.src.rpm
moodle-2.6.4-1.mga4.src.rpm

Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
Comment 1 David Walser 2014-07-18 02:31:51 CEST
Testing procedure:
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10136#c3

Version: Cauldron => 4
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA3TOO

Comment 2 David Walser 2014-07-18 17:30:43 CEST
Working fine on our production Moodle server at work (Mageia 4 i586).  I even tried switching back to php-opcache as I had had problems with it before, but one of our recent PHP updates must have fixed that too.  Nice!

Whiteboard: MGA3TOO => MGA3TOO MGA4-32-OK

Comment 3 David Remy 2014-07-18 21:28:55 CEST
On MGA4-64 I was able to install Moodle and get a basic site up and running, then upgraded and went through the db upgrade with no issue. I don't have a pre-built site but those options I tried worked.

CC: (none) => dpremy
Whiteboard: MGA3TOO MGA4-32-OK => MGA3TOO MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK

Comment 4 David Walser 2014-07-21 13:18:53 CEST
Details on the issues fixed in this round of Moodle updates were released:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/2

Advisory:
========================

Updated moodle package fixes security vulnerabilities:

In Moodle before 2.6.4, serialised data passed by repositories could
potentially contain objects defined by add-ons that could include executable
code (CVE-2014-3541).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, it was possible for manipulated XML files passed from
LTI servers to be interpreted by Moodle to allow access to server-side files
(CVE-2014-3542).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, it was possible for manipulated XML files to be
uploaded to the IMSCC course format or the IMSCP resource to allow access to
server-side files (CVE-2014-3543).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, filtering of the Skype profile field was not removing
potentially harmful code (CVE-2014-3544).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, it was possible to inject code into Calculated
questions that would be executed on the server (CVE-2014-3545).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, it was possible to get limited user information,
such as user name and courses, by manipulating the URL of profile and notes
pages (CVE-2014-3546).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, the details of badges from external sources were not
being filtered (CVE-2014-3547).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, content of exception dialogues presented from AJAX
calls was not being escaped before being presented to users (CVE-2014-3548).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, fields in rubrics were not being correctly filtered
(CVE-2014-3551).

In Moodle before 2.6.4, forum was allowing users who were members of more
than one group to post to all groups without the capability to access all
groups (CVE-2014-3553).

The moodle package has been updated to version 2.6.4, to fix these issues
and other bugs.

References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3541
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3542
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3543
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3544
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3545
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3546
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3547
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3548
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3551
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3553
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264262
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264263
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264264
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264265
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264266
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264267
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264268
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264269
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264270
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264273
http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6.4_release_notes
Comment 5 Rémi Verschelde 2014-07-26 11:53:14 CEST
Advisory uploaded. This still needs to be tested on mga3 before it can be validated.

CC: (none) => remi
Whiteboard: MGA3TOO MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK => MGA3TOO MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK advisory

Rémi Verschelde 2014-07-28 20:20:33 CEST

Whiteboard: MGA3TOO MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK advisory => MGA3TOO has_procedure MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK advisory

Comment 6 David Walser 2014-07-30 20:12:36 CEST
Fedora has issued an advisory for this on July 22:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/136159.html

URL: (none) => http://lwn.net/Vulnerabilities/607135/

Comment 7 David Walser 2014-08-01 15:49:32 CEST
Validating this.  See the discussion in the QA meeting:
http://meetbot.mageia.org/mageia-qa/2014/mageia-qa.2014-07-31-19.02.log.html#l-30

Please push this to core/updates for Mageia 3 and Mageia 4.

Keywords: (none) => validated_update
CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs

Comment 8 Rémi Verschelde 2014-08-05 19:56:19 CEST
Made sure it installs in Mageia 3 32bit.

Whiteboard: MGA3TOO has_procedure MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK advisory => MGA3TOO has_procedure MGA3-32-OK MGA4-32-OK MGA4-64-OK advisory

Comment 9 Colin Guthrie 2014-08-05 22:21:22 CEST
Update pushed.

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0308.html

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => mageia
Resolution: (none) => FIXED


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