RedHat: RHSA-2023-0004:01 Important: bcel security update
Summary
The Byte Code Engineering Library (Apache Commons BCEL) is intended to give
users a convenient way to analyze, create, and manipulate (binary) Java
class files (those ending with .class).
Security Fix(es):
* Apache-Commons-BCEL: arbitrary bytecode produced via out-of-bounds
writing (CVE-2022-42920)
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-2022-42920 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0):
Source:
bcel-6.4.1-9.el9_0.src.rpm
noarch:
bcel-6.4.1-9.el9_0.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
An update for bcel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0Extended Update Support.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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) - noarch
Bugs Fixed
2142707 - CVE-2022-42920 Apache-Commons-BCEL: arbitrary bytecode produced via out-of-bounds writing
