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Bug 1212657 - Password is not correctly passed to perl command line tools if it contains shell special characters.
Summary: Password is not correctly passed to perl command line tools if it contains sh...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: 389-ds-base
Version: 6.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Noriko Hosoi
QA Contact: Viktor Ashirov
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 1176426 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-04-16 23:28 UTC by Noriko Hosoi
Modified: 2020-09-13 21:22 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: 389-ds-base-1.2.11.15-54.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Cause: Password is not correctly passed to perl command line tools if it contains shell special characters. Consequence: If the password contains such special characters, the tools did not start. Fix: Now the shell special characters are properly escaped. Result: The perl command line tools have no problem with the shell special characters.
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Last Closed: 2015-07-22 06:37:26 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2015:1326 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE 389-ds-base bug fix and enhancement update 2015-07-20 17:53:07 UTC

Description Noriko Hosoi 2015-04-16 23:28:27 UTC 
When using 
./fixup-memberof.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -b 'dc=example,dc=com' -v -w - 
pas$w!or'd"

the script ends up with:
Bind Password:
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)
Failed to add task entry "cn=memberOf_fixup_2015_4_6_8_26_18, cn=memberOf task, cn=tasks, cn=config" error (49)

The shell special characters are not properly escaped.

The issue is shared almost all the perl scripts in /usr/lib[64]/dirsrv/slapd-ID.
Comment 1 Noriko Hosoi 2015-04-16 23:35:26 UTC 
Affected scripts:
  bak2db.pl
  cleanallruv.pl
  db2bak.pl
  db2index.pl
  db2ldif.pl
  fixup-linkedattrs.pl
  fixup-memberof.pl
  ldif2db.pl
  ns-accountstatus.pl
  ns-activate.pl
  ns-inactivate.pl
  ns-newpwpolicy.pl
  schema-reload.pl
  syntax-validate.pl
  usn-tombstone-cleanup.pl

Steps:
Set the directory manager's password to pas$w!or'd"

Run each script with
  -D 'cn=directory manager' -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
And
  -D 'cn=directory manager' -w -
Bind Password: pas$w!or'd"

If the bind is successful, the fix is verified.
Comment 3 Sankar Ramalingam 2015-05-15 17:30:44 UTC 
[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./db2bak.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -a /tmp/test123  -w -
Bind Password: 
Back up directory: /tmp/test123
adding new entry "cn=backup_2015_5_15_9_58_29, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./db2bak.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -a /tmp/test123  -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
Back up directory: /tmp/test123
adding new entry "cn=backup_2015_5_15_9_58_43, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./bak2db.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -a /tmp/test123 -n userRoot -w -
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=restore_2015_5_15_10_38_6, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./bak2db.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -a /tmp/test123 -n userRoot -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
adding new entry "cn=restore_2015_5_15_10_38_32, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./cleanallruv.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -b "dc=passsync,dc=com" -r 1232 -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
adding new entry "cn=cleanallruv_2015_5_15_10_39_50, cn=cleanallruv, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./cleanallruv.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -b "dc=passsync,dc=com" -r 1232 -w -
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=cleanallruv_2015_5_15_10_40_20, cn=cleanallruv, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./db2index.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -T cn -n userRoot -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
adding new entry "cn=db2index_2015_5_15_13_9_1, cn=index, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./db2index.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -T cn -n userRoot -w -
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=db2index_2015_5_15_13_9_20, cn=index, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./db2ldif.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -n userRoot -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
Exporting to ldif file: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-M1/ldif/M1-userRoot-2015_5_15_13_10_28.ldif
adding new entry "cn=export_2015_5_15_13_10_28, cn=export, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./db2ldif.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -n userRoot -w -
Bind Password: 
Exporting to ldif file: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-M1/ldif/M1-userRoot-2015_5_15_13_10_41.ldif
adding new entry "cn=export_2015_5_15_13_10_41, cn=export, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ldif2db.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -i /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-M1/ldif/M1-userRoot-2015_5_15_13_10_28.ldif -s "dc=passsync,dc=com" -n userRoot -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
adding new entry "cn=import_2015_5_15_13_14_7, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ldif2db.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -i /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-M1/ldif/M1-userRoot-2015_5_15_13_10_28.ldif -s "dc=passsync,dc=com" -n userRoot -w -
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=import_2015_5_15_13_14_22, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-accountstatus.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com  activated.
[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-accountstatus.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w -
Bind Password: 
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com  activated.

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-activate.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w -
Bind Password: 
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com already activated.
[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-activate.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com already activated.
[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-inactivate.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com inactivated.
[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-inactivate.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w -
Bind Password: 
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com already inactivated.

 ./usn-tombstone-cleanup.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager" -n userRoot -w -
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=usn_cleanup_2015_5_15_13_25_20, cn=USN tombstone cleanup task, cn=tasks, cn=config"
ldap_add: No such object (32)

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-activate.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -j /tmp/pass.txt 
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com activated.
[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./ns-activate.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager'  -I "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -j /tmp/pass.txt 
uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com already activated.


[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./fixup-linkedattrs.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -l "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w - 
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=linked_attrs_fixup_2015_5_15_13_27_58, cn=fixup linked attributes, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./fixup-memberof.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -b "uid=users1189users5,ou=People,dc=passsync,dc=com" -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
adding new entry "cn=memberOf_fixup_2015_5_15_13_28_53, cn=memberOf task, cn=tasks, cn=config"
ldap_add: No such object (32)

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./schema-reload.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -d /etc/dirsrv/schema/ -w pas\$w\!or\'d\"
adding new entry "cn=schema_reload_2015_5_15_13_30_14, cn=schema reload task, cn=tasks, cn=config"

[root@ivanova slapd-M1]# ./schema-reload.pl -D 'cn=Directory manager' -d /etc/dirsrv/schema/ -w -
Bind Password: 
adding new entry "cn=schema_reload_2015_5_15_13_30_24, cn=schema reload task, cn=tasks, cn=config"


All the perl scripts are working perfectly fine with the escaped character passwords. Hence, marking the bug as Verified.
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-22 06:37:26 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-1326.html
Comment 5 Noriko Hosoi 2016-02-18 19:23:22 UTC 
*** Bug 1176426 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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