RedHat: RHSA-2022-1617:01 Important: convert2rhel security update
Summary
The convert2rhel package provides the Convert2RHEL utility, which performs
operating system conversion. During the conversion process, Convert2RHEL
replaces all RPM packages from the original Linux distribution with their
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version.
Security fix:
* convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code
(CVE-2022-0852)
Enhancement:
* Enable the conversion of untested 8.6 to 8.10 on release day
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.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0852 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/converting_from_an_rpm-based_linux_distribution_to_rhel/index https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/convert2rhel-support
Package List
Convert2RHEL for RHEL-7:
Source:
convert2rhel-0.25-4.el7.src.rpm
noarch:
convert2rhel-0.25-4.el7.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
A security update for convert2rhel is now available for supportedconversions of CentOS Linux 7 and Oracle Linux 7 to Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Convert2RHEL for RHEL-7 - noarch
Bugs Fixed
2060129 - CVE-2022-0852 convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code