RedHat: RHSA-2023-0976:01 Important: zlib security update
Summary
The zlib packages provide a general-purpose lossless data compression
library that is used by many different programs.
Security Fix(es):
* zlib: A flaw found in zlib when compressing (not decompressing) certain
inputs (CVE-2018-25032)
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-2018-25032 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4):
Source:
zlib-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.src.rpm
x86_64:
zlib-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
zlib-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
zlib-debuginfo-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
zlib-debuginfo-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
zlib-devel-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
zlib-devel-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4):
x86_64:
minizip-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
minizip-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
minizip-devel-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
minizip-devel-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
zlib-debuginfo-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
zlib-debuginfo-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
zlib-static-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.i686.rpm
zlib-static-1.2.7-17.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
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details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for zlib is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4Advanced 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 Server AUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64
Bugs Fixed
2067945 - CVE-2018-25032 zlib: A flaw found in zlib when compressing (not decompressing) certain inputs