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RedHat: RHSA-2019-2403-01 Important: Augeas Memory Corruption Issue

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Calendar Grey August 7, 2019
Dist Redhat Esm H88
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An update for augeas is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise L...

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

Augeas is a configuration editing tool. It parses configuration files in their native formats and transforms them into a tree. Configuration changes are made by manipulating this tree and saving it back into native config files.
Security Fix(es):
* augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption (CVE-2017-7555)
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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update red hat memory corruption important augeas

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7555 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3):
Source: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.src.rpm
x86_64: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3):
Source: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.src.rpm
ppc64le: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.ppc64le.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.ppc64le.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3):
Source: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.src.rpm
x86_64: augeas-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-libs-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3):
x86_64: augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-debuginfo-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm augeas-devel-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.i686.rpm augeas-devel-1.4.0-2.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3):
ppc64le:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:2403-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
Issue date: 2019-08-07

Topic

An update for augeas is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended UpdateSupport, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAPSolutions.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 security issue update red hat memory corruption important augeas

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3) - ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) - ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1478373 - CVE-2017-7555 augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption

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