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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: ipmitool security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:2276-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2276
Issue date:        2020-05-26
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-5208 
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1. Summary:

An update for ipmitool 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) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64

3. Description:

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.

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

After installing this update, the IPMI event daemon (ipmievd) will be
restarted automatically.

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1798721 - CVE-2020-5208 ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in lib/ipmi_fru.c

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3):

Source:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.src.rpm

x86_64:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3):

Source:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.src.rpm

ppc64le:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.ppc64le.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3):

Source:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.src.rpm

x86_64:
ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3):

noarch:
bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm
exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3):

noarch:
bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm
exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3):

noarch:
bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm
exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.15-8.el7_3.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/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5208
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2020-2276:01 Important: ipmitool security update

An update for ipmitool 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...

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 Server AUS (v. 7.3):
Source: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.src.rpm
x86_64: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3):
Source: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.src.rpm
ppc64le: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.ppc64le.rpm ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3):
Source: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.src.rpm
x86_64: ipmitool-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm ipmitool-debuginfo-1.8.15-8.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3):
noarch: bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3):
noarch: bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3):
noarch: bmc-snmp-proxy-1.8.15-8.el7_3.noarch.rpm exchange-bmc-os-info-1.8.15-8.el7_3.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/


Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:2276-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2276
Issued Date: : 2020-05-26
CVE Names: CVE-2020-5208

Topic

An update for ipmitool is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended UpdateSupport, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAPSolutions.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 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) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) - x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1798721 - CVE-2020-5208 ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in lib/ipmi_fru.c


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