RedHat: RHSA-2023-5458:01 Important: libeconf security update
Summary
Libeconf is a highly flexible and configurable library to parse and manage
key=value configuration files. It reads configuration file snippets from
different directories and builds the final configuration file from it.
Security Fix(es):
* libeconf: Stack overflow in function read_file at
libeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c (CVE-2023-30079)
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-2023-30079 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0):
Source:
libeconf-0.4.1-3.el9_0.src.rpm
aarch64:
libeconf-0.4.1-3.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
libeconf-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
libeconf-debugsource-0.4.1-3.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
libeconf-utils-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
libeconf-0.4.1-3.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
libeconf-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
libeconf-debugsource-0.4.1-3.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
libeconf-utils-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
libeconf-0.4.1-3.el9_0.s390x.rpm
libeconf-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.s390x.rpm
libeconf-debugsource-0.4.1-3.el9_0.s390x.rpm
libeconf-utils-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libeconf-0.4.1-3.el9_0.i686.rpm
libeconf-0.4.1-3.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
libeconf-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.i686.rpm
libeconf-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
libeconf-debugsource-0.4.1-3.el9_0.i686.rpm
libeconf-debugsource-0.4.1-3.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
libeconf-utils-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.i686.rpm
libeconf-utils-debuginfo-0.4.1-3.el9_0.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
An update for libeconf is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0Extended 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 BaseOS EUS (v.9.0) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
2234595 - CVE-2023-30079 libeconf: Stack overflow in function read_file at libeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c