7.5 - RHSA-2019:2403

Problem Description:

An update for augeas is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. 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 Server AUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3) - ppc64le, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) - ppc64le, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64

3. Description:

Augeas is a configuration editing tool. It parses configuration files in their native formats and transforms them into a tree. Configuration changes are made by manipulating this tree and saving it back into native config files.

Security Fix(es):

* augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption (CVE-2017-7555)

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.

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/):

1478373 - CVE-2017-7555 augeas: Improper handling of escaped strings leading to memory corruption