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Red Hat: RHSA-2017:0564-01 Moderate: libguestfs Integer Conversion Issue

An update for libguestfs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: libguestfs security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:0564-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0564.html Issue date: 2017-03-21 CVE Names: CVE-2015-8869 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for libguestfs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 3. Description: The libguestfs packages contain a library, which is used for accessing and modifying virtual machine (VM) disk images. Security Fix(es): * An integer conversion flaw was found in the way OCaml's String handled its length. Certain operations on an excessively long String could trigger a buffer overflow or result in an information leak. (CVE-2015-8869) Note: The libguestfspackages in this advisory were rebuilt with a fixed version of OCaml to address this issue. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Release Notes and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Technical Notes linked from the References section. 4. 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 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1319086 - libguestfs-java: mismatch class version vs java dependency 1332090 - CVE-2015-8869 ocaml: sizes arguments are sign-extended from 32 to 64 bits 1388407 - virt-sysprep will fail detecting OS if "/usr" is a distinct partition mounted in "/" via fstab 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.src.rpm x86_64: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-c-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm perl-Sys-Guestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm python-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): x86_64: libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-javadoc-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6): Source: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.src.rpm x86_64: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-c-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm perl-Sys-Guestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm python-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v.6): x86_64: libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-javadoc-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.src.rpm x86_64: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-c-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm perl-Sys-Guestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm python-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): x86_64: libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-javadoc-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.src.rpm x86_64: libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-tools-c-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm perl-Sys-Guestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm python-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): x86_64: libguestfs-debuginfo-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-java-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm libguestfs-javadoc-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ocaml-libguestfs-devel-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm ruby-libguestfs-1.20.11-20.el6.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are availablefrom https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8869 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.9_Release_Notes/index.html https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.9_Technical_Notes/index.html 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2017 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFY0PM/XlSAg2UNWIIRAsh5AJ9uYOz1Vh7C+iGchMXh+5WcPoqvUQCeOgMN p+d2DYe4l+Mj3WDUflLM1F0=GFWF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Discover the latest moderate libguestfs update for Red Hat, focusing on resolving security vulnerabilities and correcting various bugs.. libguestfs update, Red Hat advisory, security impact, moderate threat. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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