RedHat: RHSA-2020-0984:01 Important: ipmitool security update
Summary
The ipmitool packages contain a command-line utility for interfacing with
devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
specification. IPMI is an open standard for machine health, inventory, and
remote power control.
Security Fix(es):
* ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in
lib/ipmi_fru.c (CVE-2020-5208)
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
After installing this update, the IPMI event daemon (ipmievd) will be
restarted automatically.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5208 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.src.rpm
x86_64:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-9.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.18-9.el7_7.noarch.rpm
exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.18-9.el7_7.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.src.rpm
ppc64:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-9.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-9.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.s390x.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-9.el7_7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-9.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.18-9.el7_7.noarch.rpm
exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.18-9.el7_7.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.src.rpm
x86_64:
ipmitool-1.8.18-9.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.18-9.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.18-9.el7_7.noarch.rpm
exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.18-9.el7_7.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 ipmitool is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.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 ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1798721 - CVE-2020-5208 ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in lib/ipmi_fru.c