Red Hat Updates
2025Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
22 December, 2020
● High
2020-2240
All
Description:
Red Hat has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the following products:
- openssl
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.1 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.1 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.1 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.1 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
- 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 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 for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7 ppc64le
- 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 Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7 s390x
- libpq
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 x86_64
- thunderbird
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.1 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.1 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.1 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 x86_64
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 for RHEL 8 x86_64
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 for RHEL 7 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
- 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
Threats:
Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:
- Denial of service (DoS)
- Sensitive information disclosure
- Execute arbitrary code as a root user
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-2020:5637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5639
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5641
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5642
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5615
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5644
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5614
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5645