ALBA-2021:1996 pacemaker bug fix and enhancement update

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A bug in Pacemaker prevents resource status detection during node shutdown, potentially affecting cluster availability and requiring a patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
Available

What is ALBA-2021:1996?

ALBA-2021:1996 is a vulnerability in pacemaker, published on 18 May 2021.

Official description

The Pacemaker cluster resource manager is a collection of technologies working together to maintain data integrity and application availability in the event of failures.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • crm_mon not able to detect resource-status when used in stop-operation of a Resource Agent during node shutdown (BZ#1951098)

Which versions are affected by ALBA-2021:1996?

Linux distribution packages (7)
pacemaker AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1
pacemaker-cli AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1
pacemaker-cts AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1
pacemaker-doc AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1
pacemaker-libs-devel AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1
pacemaker-nagios-plugins-metadata AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1
pacemaker-remote AlmaLinux:8All versions2.0.5-9.el8_4.1

How do I fix ALBA-2021:1996?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is ALBA-2021:1996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2021:1996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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