Hello: Please find below details on CVEs fixed in Ranger 0.7.1 release. Release details can be found at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.7.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CVE-2017-7676: Apache Ranger policy evaluation ignores characters after a*a wildcard character Severity: Critical Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: 0.5.x/0.6.x/0.7.0 versions of Apache Ranger Users affected: Environments that use Ranger policies with characters after a*a wildcard character a like my*test, test*.txt Description: Policy resource matcher ignores characters after a*a wildcard character, which can result in unintended behavior. Fix detail: Ranger policy resource matcher was updated to correctly handle wildcard matches. Mitigation: Users should upgrade to 0.7.1 or later version of Apache Ranger with the fix. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CVE-2017-7677: Apache Ranger Hive Authorizer should check for RWX permission when external location is specified Severity: Critical Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: 0.5.x/0.6.x/0.7.0 versions of Apache Ranger Users affected: Environments that use external location for hive tables Description: In environments that use external location for hive tables, Apache Ranger Hive Authorizer should check for RWX permission for the external location specified for create table. Fix detail: Ranger Hive Authorizer was updated to correctly handle permission check with external location. Mitigation: Users should upgrade to 0.7.1 or later version of Apache Ranger with the fix. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Velmurugan Periasamy