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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHSA-2018-1200 Important Patch Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey April 23, 2018
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Crucial advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux patching scheme targeting significant vulnerabilities. Implement without delay.
An update for patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
Patch should be installed because it is a common way of upgrading applications.
Security Fix(es):
* patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2018-1000156)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update command execution security fix patch important red hat enterprise

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000156 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.src.rpm
ppc64: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.ppc64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.s390x.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.s390x.rpm
x86_64: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.src.rpm
aarch64: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.aarch64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.s390x.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64: patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm patch-debuginfo-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
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Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:1200-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1200
Issue date: 2018-04-23

Topic

An update for patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory software update command execution security fix patch important red hat enterprise

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x

Bugs Fixed

1564326 - CVE-2018-1000156 patch: Malicious patch files cause ed to execute arbitrary commands

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