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Posted on 06 August 2019
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Low: libsolv security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:2290-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2290
Issue date: 2019-08-06
CVE Names: CVE-2018-20532 CVE-2018-20533 CVE-2018-20534
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1. Summary:
An update for libsolv is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Low. 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 Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
3. Description:
The libsolv packages provide a library for resolving package dependencies
using a satisfiability algorithm.
Security Fix(es):
* libsolv: NULL pointer dereference in function testcase_read
(CVE-2018-20532)
* libsolv: NULL pointer dereference in function testcase_str2dep_complex
(CVE-2018-20533)
* libsolv: illegal address access in pool_whatprovides in src/pool.h
(CVE-2018-20534)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release 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/):
1665532 - CVE-2018-20532 libsolv: NULL pointer dereference in function testcase_read
1665535 - CVE-2018-20533 libsolv: NULL pointer dereference in function testcase_str2dep_complex
1665538 - CVE-2018-20534 libsolv: illegal address access in pool_whatprovides in src/pool.h
1668256 - "dnf upgrade" reinstalls kernel packages reporting it cannot install best update candidate
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.src.rpm
x86_64:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.src.rpm
x86_64:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.src.rpm
ppc64:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc.rpm
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.s390.rpm
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.s390.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
ppc64:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.s390.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.s390.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.s390.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.src.rpm
x86_64:
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-debuginfo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-demo-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-devel-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.i686.rpm
libsolv-tools-0.6.34-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
python2-solv-0.6.34-4.el7.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/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20532
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20533
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20534
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
