Incorrect validation of user input in the role name parser may lead to use of uninitialized memory allowing an unauthenticated attacker to use a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service. This issue affects: MongoDB Inc. MongoDB Server v4.4 versions prior to 4.4.0-rc12; v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.9. Upstream bug: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49142
Created mongodb tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: epel-all [bug 1900861]
Red Hat Satellite 6.6 onward does not ship the MongoDB package; however, the product consumes MongoDB from Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Satellite has no plans to update to a version of MongoDB released with a Server Side Public License (SSPL) which includes all versions released after October 16, 2018. Refer to this article for more information: https://access.redhat.com/articles/5767021
Upstream patch: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/c7f14b7be4a1f622fe81ef60f946a5aac17f3d0e
Please note that even if the issue was fixed in 3.6, that version is not affected by this flaw. See https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-49142?focusedCommentId=3512026&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-3512026 for more details.
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s): https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-7925