Bug 2219407 - [RHEL9] pcs: Python tarfile extraction needs change to avoid a warning (CVE-2007-4559 mitigation)
Summary: [RHEL9] pcs: Python tarfile extraction needs change to avoid a warning (CVE-2...
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Status: ON_QA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Classification: Red Hat
Component: pcs
Version: 9.3
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
: 9.3
Assignee: Tomas Jelinek
QA Contact: cluster-qe
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Depends On: CVE-2007-4559 2219388
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-07-03 13:56 UTC by Charalampos Stratakis
Modified: 2023-08-10 15:40 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: pcs-0.11.6-2.el9
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
I suppose this is going to be documented together with bz263261
Clone Of: 2219388
Environment:
Last Closed:
Type: Bug
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
proposed fix (3.44 KB, patch)
2023-07-11 15:46 UTC, Tomas Jelinek
no flags Details | Diff


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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Issue Tracker CLUSTERQE-6802 0 None None None 2023-07-07 11:16:23 UTC
Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-161450 0 None None None 2023-07-03 13:57:36 UTC

Description Charalampos Stratakis 2023-07-03 13:56:37 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2219388 +++

Hello,
In RHEL 9.3 and 8.9, we're planning to fix the long-standing CVE-2007-4559: Python's `tarfile` module makes it too easy to extract tarballs in an unsafe way.
Unfortunately, for the CVE to be considered fixed, this needs a behavior change. (If you don't think this is the case, let's bring it up with the security team.)
Upstream, Python will emit deprecation warnings for 2 releases, but in RHEL we change the behavior now, emit warnings, and provide ways for customers to restore earlier behavior.
To avoid the warning, software shipped by Red Hat will need a change.

For more details see upstream PEP 706: https://peps.python.org/pep-0706
and the Red Hat knowledge base draft: https://access.redhat.com/articles/7004769

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As reported on rhel devel (thanks!), pcs uses extractall in:

https://github.com/ClusterLabs/pcs/blob/main/pcs/config.py#L491
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/pcs/blob/main/pcs/config.py#L498


The call will emit a warning by default. To prevent that, add something like this before the call:

tarball.extraction_filter = getattr(tarfile, 'data_filter',
                                    (lambda member, path: member))

This is compatible with unpatched versions of Python. If you only build for RHEL8.9+, instead add an argument to the call:
`tarball.extractall(..., filter='data')`.

I don't know about the tarball you're extracting here.
If it's pure data (configuration files), use 'data_filter' (or filter='data') as above.
If it's a trusted system archive, use 'fully_trusted_filter' (or filter='fully_trusted').
There's also 'tar_filter', somewhere in between.

See the docs for details: https://docs.python.org/3/library/tarfile.html?default-named-filters

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Let me know if you have any questions!

Comment 2 Tomas Jelinek 2023-07-11 15:46:12 UTC
Created attachment 1975184 [details]
proposed fix

Test:

Make sure to install patched python packages - they make unpatched pcs print a warning.

[root@rh92-node1:~]# rpm -q python3
python3-3.9.17-1.el9.x86_64

Before fix:
[root@rh92-node1:~]# pcs config restore /root/backup.tar.bz2 --local
/usr/lib64/python3.9/tarfile.py:2232: RuntimeWarning: The default behavior of tarfile extraction has been changed to disallow common exploits (including CVE-2007-4559). By default, absolute/parent paths are disallowed and some mode bits are cleared. See https://access.redhat.com/articles/7004769 for more details.
  warnings.warn(
[root@rh92-node1:~]# echo $?
0

After fix:
[root@rh92-node1:~]# pcs config restore /root/backup.tar.bz2 --local
[root@rh92-node1:~]# echo $?
0

Verify, that 'pcs config restore' and 'pcs config restore --local' works - if in doubt, see bz1024492 for original tests.

Comment 3 Michal Pospisil 2023-07-14 09:57:50 UTC
DevTestResults:

[root@r09-03-a ~]# rpm -q python3 pcs
python3-3.9.17-1.el9.x86_64
pcs-0.11.6-2.el9.x86_64

[root@r09-03-a ~]# pcs config backup test.tar.bz2

[root@r09-03-a ~]# pcs cluster destroy --all               
Warning: It is recommended to run 'pcs cluster stop' before destroying the cluster.
WARNING: This would kill all cluster processes and then PERMANENTLY remove cluster state and configuration
Type 'yes' or 'y' to proceed, anything else to cancel: y
Warning: Unable to load CIB to get guest and remote nodes from it, those nodes will not be deconfigured.
r09-03-a.vm: Stopping Cluster (pacemaker)...
r09-03-a.vm: Successfully destroyed cluster

[root@r09-03-a ~]# pcs config restore test.tar.bz2 --local

[root@r09-03-a ~]# echo $?
0


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