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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHSA-2023:4701-01 Moderate Local Configuration Issue

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Calendar Grey August 22, 2023
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Cautionary security notice for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 concerning issues with subscription-manager updates and authentication vulnerabilities.
An update for subscription-manager 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 subscription-manager packages provide programs and libraries to allow users to manage subscriptions and yum repositories from the Red Hat entitlement platform.
Security Fix(es):
* subscription-manager: inadequate authorization of com.redhat.RHSM1 D-Bus interface allows local users to modify configuration (CVE-2023-3899)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity authorization flaw subscription-manager local configuration issue

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3899 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: subscription-manager-1.24.52-2.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64: python-syspurpose-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm rhsm-gtk-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-debuginfo-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-gui-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-initial-setup-addon-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-migration-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-plugin-container-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-rhsm-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-rhsm-certificates-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch: subscription-manager-cockpit-1.24.52-2.el7_9.noarch.rpm
x86_64: subscription-manager-debuginfo-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-plugin-ostree-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: subscription-manager-1.24.52-2.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64: python-syspurpose-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-debuginfo-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-migration-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm subscription-manager-plugin-container-1.24.52-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:4701-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4701
Issue date: 2023-08-22

Topic

An update for subscription-manager is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 7.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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity authorization flaw subscription-manager local configuration issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2225407 - CVE-2023-3899 subscription-manager: inadequate authorization of com.redhat.RHSM1 D-Bus interface allows local users to modify configuration

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