# ALBA-2022:0885: fence-agents bug fix and enhancement update

> Fence agents fail to authenticate with AWS when IMDSv2 is enabled, potentially preventing cluster node isolation and recovery.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2022

## What is ALBA-2022:0885?

ALBA-2022:0885 is a vulnerability in fence-agents-aliyun, published on 15 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The fence-agents packages provide a collection of scripts for handling
remote power management for cluster devices. They allow failed or
unreachable nodes to be forcibly restarted and removed from the cluster.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* fence_aws fails to find credentials when only IMDSv2 is enabled
(BZ#2052627)

## Which versions are affected by ALBA-2022:0885?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fence-agents-aliyun` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-all` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-amt-ws` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-apc` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-apc-snmp` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-aws` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-azure-arm` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-bladecenter` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-brocade` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-cisco-mds` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-cisco-ucs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-common` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-compute` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-drac5` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-eaton-snmp` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-emerson` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-eps` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-gce` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-heuristics-ping` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-hpblade` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ibmblade` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ifmib` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ilo-moonshot` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ilo-mp` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ilo-ssh` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ilo2` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-intelmodular` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ipdu` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-ipmilan` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-kdump` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-lpar` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-mpath` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-redfish` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-rhevm` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-rsa` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-rsb` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-sbd` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-scsi` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-virsh` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |
| `fence-agents-vmware-rest` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 4.2.1-75.el8_5.2 |

## How do I fix ALBA-2022:0885?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is ALBA-2022:0885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2022:0885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for ALBA-2022:0885 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: ALBA-2022:0885 is a vulnerability in fence-agents-aliyun, published on 15 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2022:0885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: fence-agents-aliyun. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2022-0885/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2022-0885/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALBA-2022:0885

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