Red Hat Updates
1693Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
28 April, 2021
● High
2021-2840
All
Description:
Red Hat has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following products:
- kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Virtualization Host - Extended Update Support 4.2 for RHEL 7.6 x86_64
- kpatch-patch
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
- kernel-alt
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7 s390x
- Red Hat Fuse 7.8.1
- Red Hat JBoss Middleware Text-Only Advisories for MIDDLEWARE 1 x86_64
- OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 for RHEL 8 x86_64
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for Power 4.6 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for IBM Z and LinuxONE 4.6 for RHEL 8 s390x
- etcd
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Execute arbitrary code
- Denial of service attack (DoS)
- Buffer overflow
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-2021:1373
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1376
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1377
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1379
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1401
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1230
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1407