Description
Cumin before 0.1.5444, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Messaging, Realtime, and Grid (MRG) 2.0, uses predictable random numbers to generate session keys, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the session key.
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 MRG 2 | condor +5 | 7.6.5-0.22.el5 | RHSA-2012:1281, RHSA-2012:1278 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | condor-plumage +2 | 7.6.5-0.22.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | condor-wallaby +3 | 4.1.3-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:1281, RHSA-2012:1278 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | condor-wallaby-base-db | 1.23-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:1281, RHSA-2012:1278 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | cumin | 0.1.5444-3.el5 | RHSA-2012:1281, RHSA-2012:1278 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | deltacloud-core +2 | 0.5.0-10.el6_2 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | libdeltacloud +1 | 0.9-1.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | ruby-hpricot +2 | 0.8.4-2.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | ruby-json +1 | 1.4.6-10.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | ruby-nokogiri +2 | 1.5.0-0.8.beta4.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-daemons | 1.1.4-2.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-eventmachine | 0.12.10-7.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-fssm | 0.2.7-1.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-haml | 3.1.2-2.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-maruku | 0.6.0-4.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-mime-types +1 | 1.16-4.el6_0 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-mocha | 0.9.7-4.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-net-ssh +1 | 2.0.23-6.el6_0 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-rack | 1:1.3.0-2.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-rack-accept +1 | 0.4.3-6.el6_0 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-rack-test | 0.6.1-1.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-rake | 0.8.7-2.1.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-rest-client | 1.6.1-2.el6_0 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-sass +1 | 3.1.4-4.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-sinatra | 1:1.2.6-2.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-syntax | 1.0.0-4.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-thin +1 | 1.2.11-3.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-tilt +1 | 1.3.2-3.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygem-yard | 0.7.2-1.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | rubygems | 1.8.16-1.el6 | RHSA-2012:1281 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | sesame | 1.0-4.el5 | RHSA-2012:1281, RHSA-2012:1278 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | wallaby +3 | 0.12.5-10.el5 | RHSA-2012:1281, RHSA-2012:1278 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2012:1281 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1278 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=827558
- 55618 vdb-entry
- cumin-redhat-weak-security(78771) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2012:1278 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:1281 vendor-advisory
- 50660 third-party-advisory