RedHat: RHSA-2020-0754:01 Moderate: novnc security update
Summary
The novnc package provides a VNC client that uses HTML5 (Web Sockets,
Canvas) and includes encryption support.
An XSS vulnerability was discovered in noVNC in which arbitrary HTML could
be injected into the noVNC web page. An attacker having access to a VNC
server could use target host values in a crafted URL to gain access to
secure information (such as VM tokens). (CVE-2017-18635)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Summary
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:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18635 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 for RHEL 7.6 EUS Server:
Source:
novnc-1.1.0-2.el7ost.src.rpm
noarch:
novnc-1.1.0-2.el7ost.noarch.rpm
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0:
Source:
novnc-1.1.0-2.el7ost.src.rpm
noarch:
novnc-1.1.0-2.el7ost.noarch.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/
Topic
An updated novnc package that fixes one security issue is now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 13.0.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 - noarch
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 for RHEL 7.6 EUS Server - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1484711 - [OSP13] rebase novnc to 1.1.0
1765660 - CVE-2017-18635 novnc: XSS vulnerability via the messages propagated to the status field