Description:

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

• 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 CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.1 ppc64le
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.1 aarch64
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 for RHEL 8 x86_64
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 for RHEL 7 x86_64
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for Power 4.5 for RHEL 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for Power 4.5 for RHEL 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for IBM Z and LinuxONE 4.5 for RHEL 8 s390x
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for IBM Z and LinuxONE 4.5 for RHEL 7 s390x
• 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 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

Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

• 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-2021:1171

· https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1173

· https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1016