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Critical Security Update for Http-Parser in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Calendar Grey March 4, 2020
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Stay informed on a critical security vulnerability in the http-parser library for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and ensure prompt remediation to protect your systems
An update for http-parser 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 http-parser package provides a utility for parsing HTTP messages. It parses both requests and responses. The parser is designed to be used in performance HTTP applications. It does not make any system calls or allocations, it does not buffer data, and it can be interrupted at any time. Depending on your architecture, it only requires about 40 bytes of data per message stream.
Security Fix(es):
* nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header (CVE-2019-15605)
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 important http-parser

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15605 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.src.rpm
x86_64: http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm http-parser-devel-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-devel-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.src.rpm
x86_64: http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm http-parser-devel-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.i686.rpm http-parser-devel-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.src.rpm
ppc64: http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.ppc.rpm http-parser-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.ppc64.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.ppc.rpm http-parser-debuginfo-2.7.1-8.el7_7.2.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:

Read the Full Advisory


Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:0703-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0703
Issue date: 2020-03-04

Topic

An update for http-parser 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 security issue update red hat important http-parser

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

Bugs Fixed

1800364 - CVE-2019-15605 nodejs: HTTP request smuggling using malformed Transfer-Encoding header

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