CVE-2009-4139
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A flaw was found in Spacewalk Java site packages. This cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. This can lead to unauthorized actions, including disabling user accounts, adding new user accounts, or escalating privileges by modifying existing user accounts to have administrator access.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedspacewalk-java-0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 Run the following command to restart the Red Hat Network Satellite server: # rhn-satellite restart
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879 - Fixedspacewalk-java-0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.src as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 Run the following command to restart the Red Hat Network Satellite server: # rhn-satellite restart
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879 - Fixedspacewalk-java-config-0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 Run the following command to restart the Red Hat Network Satellite server: # rhn-satellite restart
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879 - Fixedspacewalk-java-lib-0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 Run the following command to restart the Red Hat Network Satellite server: # rhn-satellite restart
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879 - Fixedspacewalk-java-oracle-0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 Run the following command to restart the Red Hat Network Satellite server: # rhn-satellite restart
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879 - Fixedspacewalk-taskomatic-0:1.2.39-85.el5sat.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 Run the following command to restart the Red Hat Network Satellite server: # rhn-satellite restart
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0879
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat network satellite server= 5.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat network satellite server= 5.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat network satellite server= 5.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:network_satellite_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2011:0879Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite server spacewalk-java security update2011-06-16csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated spacewalk-java packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44959cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45010cnnvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674cnnvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529483cnnvd
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.htmlPatchcnnvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025674enisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0879.htmlenisa_euvd
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