From 605c7e0806389d6f5f6b9ab1f6bcab709a70b2f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Schiffer Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 20:01:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: import v2021.1.2 release notes and update README --- README.md | 2 +- docs/releases/index.rst | 1 + docs/releases/v2021.1.2.rst | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 docs/releases/v2021.1.2.rst diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 647f0e58..17bdb277 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ the future development of Gluon. Please refrain from using the `master` branch for anything else but development purposes! Use the most recent release instead. You can list all releases by running `git tag` -and switch to one by running `git checkout v2021.1 && make update`. +and switch to one by running `git checkout v2021.1.2 && make update`. If you're using the autoupdater, do not autoupdate nodes with anything but releases. If you upgrade using random master commits the nodes *might break* eventually. diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst index ddda8511..d1142e2b 100644 --- a/docs/releases/index.rst +++ b/docs/releases/index.rst @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release Notes :caption: Gluon 2021.1 :maxdepth: 2 + v2021.1.2 v2021.1.1 v2021.1 diff --git a/docs/releases/v2021.1.2.rst b/docs/releases/v2021.1.2.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..70667555 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/v2021.1.2.rst @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ +Gluon 2021.1.2 +============== + +Important notes +--------------- + +This release fixes a **critical security vulnerability** in Gluon's +autoupdater. + +Upgrades to v2021.1 and later releases are only supported from releases v2018.2 +and later. Migration code for upgrades from older versions has been removed to +simplify maintenance. + + +Updates +------- + +- The Linux kernel was updated to version 4.14.275 +- The mac80211 wireless driver stack was updated to a version based on kernel + 4.19.237 + +Various minor package updates are not listed here and can be found in the commit +log. + + +Bugfixes +-------- + +* **[SECURITY]** Autoupdater: Fix signature verification + + A recently discovered issue (CVE-2022-24884) in the *ecdsautils* package + allows forgery of cryptographic signatures. This vulnerability can be + exploited to create a manifest accepted by the autoupdater without knowledge + of the signers' private keys. By intercepting nodes' connections to the update + server, such a manifest allows to distribute malicious firmware updates. + + This is a **critical** vulnerability. All nodes with autoupdater must be + updated. Requiring multiple signatures for an update does *not* mitigate the + issue. + + As a temporary workaround, the issue can be mitigated on individual nodes by + disabling the autoupdater via config mode or using the following commands:: + + uci set autoupdater.settings.enabled=0 + uci commit autoupdater + + A fixed firmware should be installed manually before enabling the autoupdater + again. + + See security advisory `GHSA-qhcg-9ffp-78pw + `_ + for further information on this vulnerability. + +* **[SECURITY]** Config Mode: Prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) + + The Config Mode was not validating the *Origin* header of POST requests. + This allowed arbitrary websites to modify configuration (including SSH keys) + on a Gluon node in Config Mode reachable from a user's browser by sending POST + requests with form data to 192.168.1.1. + + The impact of this issue is considered low, as nodes are only vulnerable while + in Config Mode. + +* Config Mode: Fix occasionally hanging page load after submitting the + configuration wizard causing the reboot message and VPN key not to be + displayed + +* Config Mode (OSM): Update default OpenLayers source URL + + The OSM feature of the Config Mode was broken when the default source URL was + used for OpenLayers, as the old URL has become unavailable. The default was + updated to a URL that should not become unavailable again. + +* Config Mode (OSM): Fix error when using ``"`` character in attribution text + +* respondd-module-airtime: Fix respondd crash on devices with disabled WLAN + interfaces + + Several improvements were made to the error handling of the + *respondd-module-airtime* package. The "PHY ID" field (introduced in Gluon + 2021.1) was removed again. + +* ipq40xx: Fix bad WLAN performance on Plasma Cloud PA1200 and PA2200 devices + +* Fix occasional build failure in "perl" package with high number of threads + (``-j32`` or higher) + + +Other improvements +------------------ + +* Several improvements were made to the status page: + + - WLAN channel display does not require the *respondd-module-airtime* package + anymore + - The "gateway nexthop" label now links to the status page of the nexthop node + - The timeout to retrieve information from neighbour nodes was increased, + making the display of the name + of overloaded, slow or otherwise badly reachable nodes more likely to + succeed + + +Known issues +------------ + +* Upgrading EdgeRouter-X from versions before v2020.1.x may lead to a + soft-bricked state due to bad blocks on the NAND flash which the NAND driver + before this release does not handle well. + (`#1937 `_) + +* The integration of the BATMAN_V routing algorithm is incomplete. + + - Mesh neighbors don't appear on the status page. + (`#1726 `_) + Many tools have the BATMAN_IV metric hardcoded, these need to be updated to + account for the new throughput metric. + - Throughput values are not correctly acquired for different interface types. + (`#1728 `_) + This affects virtual interface types like bridges and VXLAN. + +* Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are + unknown (`#94 `_) + + Reducing the TX power in the Advanced Settings is recommended. + +* In configurations without VXLAN, the MAC address of the WAN interface is + modified even when Mesh-on-WAN is disabled + (`#496 `_) + + This may lead to issues in environments where a fixed MAC address is expected + (like VMware when promiscuous mode is disallowed).