Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Red Hat Network channel search feature, as used in RHN and Red Hat Network Satellite before 5.0.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | jabberd | 2.0s10-3.38.rhn | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | java-1.4.2-ibm +1 | 1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | jfreechart | 0.9.20-3.rhn | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | openmotif21 | 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | perl-Crypt-CBC | 2.24-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-apache | 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modjk-ap13 | 1.2.23-2rhn.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modperl | 1.29-16.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modssl | 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | tomcat5 | 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | RHSA-2008:0261 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0261 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 1020051 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396641
- RHSA-2008:0261 vendor-advisory
- 45765 vdb-entry
- redhat-network-channelsearch-xss(42559) vdb-entry