[Debian] [Announce] [Security] vzctl 4.9.4

Sergey Bronnikov sergeyb at openvz.org
Thu Sep 10 05:33:31 PDT 2015


Thanks, Ola.

On 22:21 Wed 09 Sep , Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> Hi Igor, Sergey and Kir
> 
> I have now uploaded corrected packages to download.openvz.org/debian. This
> time I decided to upload both to testing and stable repositories (both for
> wheezy and jessie) at once as this is a security fix. Normally I wait about
> 10 days.
> 
> I have also uploaded to debian unstable. However the security backport is
> pending acceptance from the security team.
> 
> I'll let you know when I have got the security backport in Debian stable
> (jessie) too.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> // Ola
> 
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 9:09 PM, Ola Lundqvist <ola at inguza.com> wrote:
> 
> > Privet Igor
> >
> > This will be the upgrade logic. Let me know if you find any flaw in it.
> >
> > TMPCFG=$(mktemp)
> > if ! grep VE_PRIVATE /etc/vz/vz.conf > $TMPCFG ; then
> >   echo "#Missing VE_PRIVATE assuming default" > $TMPCFG
> >   echo 'VE_PRIVATE=/vz/private/$VEID' >> $TMPCFG
> > fi
> > #cat $TMPCFG
> > for CF in /etc/vz/conf/*.conf ; do
> >    if ! grep VE_LAYOUT "$CF" > /dev/null ; then
> > VEID=$(basename "$CF" | sed 's/\.conf$//;')
> > X=simfs
> > if [ -e "${VE_PRIVATE}/root.hdd/DiskDescriptor.xml" ] ; then
> >    X=ploop
> > fi
> > . $TMPCFG
> > echo "Securing CT configuration $CF by adding VE_LAYOUT=$X"
> > echo "" >> $CF
> > echo "# Upgrade `date`: Securing CT config by adding VE_LAYOUT=$X" >> $CF
> > echo "VE_LAYOUT=$X" >> $CF
> >    fi
> > done
> > rm -f $TMPCFG
> > Best regards,
> >
> > // Ola
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Igor Bazhitov <ibazhitov at odin.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Ola.
> >>
> >> > It does not matter really. Both ways will do.
> >>
> >> All 4 patches for vzctl-4.8 are attached.
> >>
> >> > However I have a question. As I understand the config is changed at
> >> > creation or start.
> >>
> >> Yes.
> >>
> >> > Should it be changed at upgrade time too to make sure
> >> > the next start is safe? Or is it changed before it is a security hazard?
> >>
> >> Well, it definitely would be better to add correct VE_LAYOUT values to
> >> all CT configs during vzctl upgrade, since there could be a large time
> >> gap between vzctl upgrade and existing CTs (re)start. But in this case
> >> you'll need to implement the CT layout detection logic inside the
> >> upgrade script. The logic is simple: if there is a
> >> "root.hdd/DiskDescriptor.xml" file inside the CT's private directory
> >> (e.g. /vz/private/100) then we have "ploop" layout, otherwise - "simfs"
> >> layout.
> >>
> >> WBR, Igor Bazhitov.
> >>
> >> 03.09.2015 21:31, Ola Lundqvist writes:
> >> > Hi Igor
> >> >
> >> > It does not matter really. Both ways will do.
> >> >
> >> > However I have a question. As I understand the config is changed at
> >> > creation or start. Should it be changed at upgrade time too to make sure
> >> > the next start is safe? Or is it changed before it is a security hazard?
> >> >
> >> > /Ola
> >> >
> >> > Sent from a phone
> >> >
> >> > Den 3 sep 2015 12:37 skrev "Igor Bazhitov" <ibazhitov at odin.com
> >> > <mailto:ibazhitov at odin.com>>:
> >> >
> >> >     Hi, Ola.
> >> >
> >> >     There are 4 patches in the original fix - 2 of them making various
> >> >     preparations and the other 2 do the actual fix. Do you need them
> >> ported
> >> >     to vzctl-4.8 as is, or as one big cumulative patch?
> >> >
> >> >     WBR, Igor Bazhitov.
> >> >
> >> >     01.09.2015 00:22, Ola Lundqvist writes:
> >> >     > Privet Kir and Igor
> >> >     >
> >> >     > Sources and patches here:
> >> >     > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/v/vzctl/
> >> >     >
> >> >     > Source is named .orig.tar.gz
> >> >     > and the patches are either in .diff.gz or packaged in
> >> .debian.tar.gz
> >> >     >
> >> >     > I think we should at least backport 4.8 (current stable) and then
> >> >     maybe
> >> >     > oldstable 3.0.30. 3.0.24 is oldold stable so I guess you can skip
> >> >     that.
> >> >     >
> >> >     > Thanks in advance
> >> >     >
> >> >     > // Ola
> >> >     >
> >> >     > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Kir Kolyshkin <kir at odin.com
> >> >     <mailto:kir at odin.com>
> >> >     > <mailto:kir at odin.com <mailto:kir at odin.com>>> wrote:
> >> >     >
> >> >     >
> >> >     >
> >> >     >     On 08/31/2015 12:15 PM, Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> >> >     >>     I was. :-) Thanks!
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>     Will look into this shortly. Will also look into backporting
> >> >     the fix.
> >> >     >
> >> >     >     Ola,
> >> >     >
> >> >     >     I think Igor (in Cc) will be able to provide the fix
> >> backported,
> >> >     >     just let us know which version do you have in Debian (and a
> >> link
> >> >     >     to sources, as I guess you have some patches in there, too).
> >> >     >
> >> >     >     Kir.
> >> >     >
> >> >     >
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>     // Ola
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>     On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Kir Kolyshkin
> >> >     <kir at openvz.org <mailto:kir at openvz.org>
> >> >     >>     <mailto:kir at openvz.org <mailto:kir at openvz.org>>> wrote:
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>         On 08/26/2015 01:26 AM, Sergey Bronnikov wrote:
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>             Hi
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>             On 23:19 Tue 25 Aug , Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                 Hi again
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                 Also I can not find where to download the
> >> software
> >> >     >>                 (neither binaries nor
> >> >     >>                 sources). Is it only available in git?
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>             It is not so difficult to find sources.
> >> >     >>             We have one git repo for openvz sources -
> >> >     >>             src.openvz.org <http://src.openvz.org>
> >> >     <http://src.openvz.org>.
> >> >     >>             vzctl sources are here
> >> >     >>
> >> https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZL/repos/vzctl/browse
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>         Ola is probably asking about the source tarball. It's
> >> here:
> >> >     >>
> >> >
> >> http://download.openvz.org/utils/vzctl/4.9.4/src/vzctl-4.9.4.tar.bz2
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                 Cheers
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                 // Ola
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                 On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 11:15 PM, Ola Lundqvist
> >> >     >>                 <<mailto:ola at inguza.com
> >> >     <mailto:ola at inguza.com>>ola at inguza.com <mailto:ola at inguza.com>
> >> >     >>                 <mailto:ola at inguza.com <mailto:ola at inguza.com>>>
> >> >     wrote:
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                     Hi Sergey
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                     How serious should we consider this problem?
> >> >     >>                     Should I ask the Debian
> >> >     >>                     security team (Debian do not accept new
> >> >     revisions,
> >> >     >>                     just backports for
> >> >     >>                     security fixes to their stable releases) to
> >> >     >>                     backport this correction to the
> >> >     >>                     current vzctl stable package?
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                     In the meantime I'll build this 4.9.4 for
> >> debian
> >> >     >>                     unstable and also upload
> >> >     >>                     to the openvz download directory. First
> >> testing
> >> >     >>                     and then after a few days
> >> >     >>                     to the wheezy and jessie stable targets.
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                     Regards,
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                     // Ola
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                     On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sergey
> >> Bronnikov
> >> >     >>                     <sergeyb at openvz.org
> >> >     <mailto:sergeyb at openvz.org> <mailto:sergeyb at openvz.org
> >> >     <mailto:sergeyb at openvz.org>>>
> >> >     >>                     wrote:
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                         OpenVZ project has released a new vzctl
> >> >     update
> >> >     >>                         for legacy OpenVZ.
> >> >     >>                         Read below for more information.
> >> Everybody is
> >> >     >>                         advised to upgrade.
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                         Changes
> >> >     >>                         =======
> >> >     >>                         * store VE layout to VE config on start
> >> >     >>                         * store VE layout in VE config during
> >> create
> >> >     >>                         and convert
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                         See full changelog here:
> >> >     >>
> >> >      https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZL/repos/vzctl/commits
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                         Download
> >> >     >>                         ========
> >> >     >>
> >> http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/vzctl/4.9.4
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                         Thanks
> >> >     >>                         ======
> >> >     >>                         OpenVZ project would like to thank the
> >> >     >>                         RACK911LABS for discovering this
> >> >     >>                         bug and
> >> >     >>                         providing the attack scenario.
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>
> >> >     >>                         Bug reporting
> >> >     >>                         =============
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> >> >     >>
> >> >      <https://bugs.openvz.org/>https://bugs.openvz.org/
> >> >     >>
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