RedHat: RHSA-2022-4824:01 Moderate: fapolicyd security and bug fix update
Summary
Fapolicyd (File Access Policy Daemon) implements application whitelisting
to decide file access rights. Applications that are known via a reputation
source are allowed access while unknown applications are not. The daemon
makes use of the kernel's fanotify interface to determine file access
rights.
Security Fix(es):
* fapolicyd: fapolicyd wrongly prepares ld.so path (CVE-2022-1117)
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):
* Faulty handling of static applications (BZ#2084549)
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-2022-1117 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4):
Source:
fapolicyd-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.src.rpm
aarch64:
fapolicyd-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
fapolicyd-debuginfo-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
fapolicyd-debugsource-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
fapolicyd-selinux-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
fapolicyd-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
fapolicyd-debuginfo-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
fapolicyd-debugsource-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
fapolicyd-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
fapolicyd-debuginfo-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
fapolicyd-debugsource-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
fapolicyd-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
fapolicyd-debuginfo-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
fapolicyd-debugsource-1.0.2-6.el8_4.1.x86_64.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
An update for fapolicyd is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4Extended Update Support.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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
2068171 - CVE-2022-1117 fapolicyd: fapolicyd wrongly prepares ld.so path
2084549 - Faulty handling of static applications [rhel-8.4.0.z]
