Description:

Red Hat has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in the following products:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 x86_64
  • openvswitch2.11
  • openvswitch2.12
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL Server for IBM Power LE) 8 ppc64le
  • openvswitch2.11
  • openvswitch2.12
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for IBM z Systems) 8 s390x
  • openvswitch2.11
  • openvswitch2.12
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • openslp
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • openslp
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • openslp
  • chromium-browser
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • python-reportlab
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 x86_64
  • python-reportlab
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • python-reportlab
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.1 ppc64le
  • python-reportlab
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.1 ppc64le
  • python-reportlab
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.1 x86_64
  • python-reportlab
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.1 s390x
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 aarch64
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.7 s390x
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64le
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 ppc64le
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
  • libarchive
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 ppc64le
  • kernel
  • ghostscript
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 x86_64
  • kernel
  • ghostscript
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 s390x
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 aarch64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 s390x
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 ppc64le
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 s390x
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 aarch64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 s390x
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 ppc64le
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 ppc64le
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 s390x
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 aarch64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 x86_64
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 s390x
  • Ansible
• Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 ppc64le
  • Ansible

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

• Denial of service attack (DoS)
• Buffer overflow
• Execute arbitrary code - remotely

Best practice and Recommendations:

The CERT team encourages users to review Red Hat security advisory and apply the necessary updates:

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0171
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0172
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0199
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0201
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0202
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0203
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0204
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0214
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0215
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0217
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222