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Red Hat 7: RHSA-2018:1780-01 Important: Xmlrpc Java Deserialization

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Calendar Grey May 31, 2018
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A crucial patch for xmlrpc security has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Discover the implications of this update.
An update for xmlrpc 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

Apache XML-RPC is a Java implementation of XML-RPC, a popular protocol that uses XML over HTTP to implement remote procedure calls.
Security Fix(es):
* xmlrpc: Deserialization of untrusted Java object through tag (CVE-2016-5003)
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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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5003 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
Source: xmlrpc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: xmlrpc-client-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-common-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-javadoc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-server-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
Source: xmlrpc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: xmlrpc-client-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-common-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-javadoc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-server-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
Source: xmlrpc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: xmlrpc-client-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-common-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-javadoc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-server-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7):
Source: xmlrpc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: xmlrpc-client-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-common-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-javadoc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-server-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
Source: xmlrpc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.src.rpm
noarch: xmlrpc-client-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-common-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-javadoc-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm xmlrpc-server-3.1.3-9.el7_5.noarch.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:1780-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1780
Issue date: 2018-05-31

Topic

An update for xmlrpc 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.

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Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1508123 - CVE-2016-5003 xmlrpc: Deserialization of untrusted Java object through tag

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