Description:

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

• flatpak
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat build of Quarkus 1.11.6
  • Red Hat Build of Quarkus Text-Only Advisories x86_64
• openssl
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• OpenShift
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 for RHEL 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 for RHEL 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for Power 4.7 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for IBM Z and LinuxONE 4.7 for RHEL 8 s390x
• OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 for RHEL 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for Power 4.7 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for IBM Z and LinuxONE 4.7 for RHEL 8 s390x

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

• Execute arbitrary code
• Sensitive information disclosure

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-2021:1002
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1004
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1024
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0958
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0957