QID 980830

QID 980830: Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10 (GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2)

From version 1.3.0 onward, Apache Spark's standalone master exposes a REST API for job submission, in addition to the submission mechanism used by spark-submit. In standalone, the config property 'spark.authenticate.secret' establishes a shared secret for authenticating requests to submit jobs via spark-submit. However, the REST API does not use this or any other authentication mechanism, and this is not adequately documented. In this case, a user would be able to run a driver program without authenticating, but not launch executors, using the REST API. This REST API is also used by Mesos, when set up to run in cluster mode (i.e., when also running MesosClusterDispatcher), for job submission. Future versions of Spark will improve documentation on these points, and prohibit setting 'spark.authenticate.secret' when running the REST APIs, to make this clear. Future 2.4.x versions will also disable the REST API by default in the standalone master by changing the default value of 'spark.master.rest.enabled' to 'false'.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.9 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2

CVEs related to QID 980830

CVE-2018-11770 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2	org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10		github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2
GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2	org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11		github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4r4-65mg-45x2

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