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RedHat: RHSA-2019-0483 Moderate: OpenSSL Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 13, 2019
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Ubuntu has unveiled a new kernel patch categorized as important, resolving vulnerabilities in system security and performance enhancements.
An update for openssl 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

For the update to take effect, all services linked to the OpenSSL library must be restarted, or the system rebooted.

Summary

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.
Security Fix(es):
* openssl: Side-channel vulnerability on SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures (PortSmash) (CVE-2018-5407)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* Perform the RSA signature self-tests with SHA-256 (BZ#1673914)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat moderate impact cryptography bug fixes openssl security fixes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5407 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.src.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-perl-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.src.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-perl-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.x86_64.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:0483-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0483
Issue date: 2019-03-12

Topic

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat moderate impact cryptography bug fixes openssl security fixes

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bugs Fixed

1645695 - CVE-2018-5407 openssl: Side-channel vulnerability on SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures (PortSmash)

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