Synopsis

Low: curl security and bug fix update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Low

Topic

An update for curl 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.

Description

The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP.

Security Fix(es):

• curl: Heap-based buffer over-read in the curl tool warning formatting (CVE-2018-16842)
  

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.

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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1281969 - baseurl with file:// hangs and then timeout in yum repo
• BZ - 1644124 - CVE-2018-16842 curl: Heap-based buffer over-read in the curl tool warning formatting
• BZ - 1683292 - curl crashes on http links with rate-limit

CVEs

• CVE-2018-16842

References

• 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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
x86_64
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 58ee86c1429564165da0e956c30c28f17225a9d4c99ee7a9dd82a91ddb69ce19
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 6be80b3ca9ab58fc4ca22213142ed7b5969048973e967e28bbde9a435698e778
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5a2f1698c0cc0f0eafc8070bb42e0c4d7445bec47b96acb85e3b7091b8676e89
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d64b4f255686162da89ecf1baa2cedd31436a11bf269443b0915465d09cefdad
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f9e4b5cd033de28a989f048149758c9b74f8044f7f9aec73d2ec931915a3902a
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 8eb979fc5cb9314cc125a82178b4cadcaec7a0a08c785fd288b2052781e35d03
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5b2bfec1c4a02db4b0ea12747c99877b717f4a5e0585edf517d21befeae09293

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
x86_64
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 58ee86c1429564165da0e956c30c28f17225a9d4c99ee7a9dd82a91ddb69ce19
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 6be80b3ca9ab58fc4ca22213142ed7b5969048973e967e28bbde9a435698e778
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5a2f1698c0cc0f0eafc8070bb42e0c4d7445bec47b96acb85e3b7091b8676e89
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d64b4f255686162da89ecf1baa2cedd31436a11bf269443b0915465d09cefdad
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f9e4b5cd033de28a989f048149758c9b74f8044f7f9aec73d2ec931915a3902a
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 8eb979fc5cb9314cc125a82178b4cadcaec7a0a08c785fd288b2052781e35d03
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5b2bfec1c4a02db4b0ea12747c99877b717f4a5e0585edf517d21befeae09293

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
x86_64
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 58ee86c1429564165da0e956c30c28f17225a9d4c99ee7a9dd82a91ddb69ce19
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 6be80b3ca9ab58fc4ca22213142ed7b5969048973e967e28bbde9a435698e778
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 6be80b3ca9ab58fc4ca22213142ed7b5969048973e967e28bbde9a435698e778
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5a2f1698c0cc0f0eafc8070bb42e0c4d7445bec47b96acb85e3b7091b8676e89
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5a2f1698c0cc0f0eafc8070bb42e0c4d7445bec47b96acb85e3b7091b8676e89
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d64b4f255686162da89ecf1baa2cedd31436a11bf269443b0915465d09cefdad
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f9e4b5cd033de28a989f048149758c9b74f8044f7f9aec73d2ec931915a3902a
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 8eb979fc5cb9314cc125a82178b4cadcaec7a0a08c785fd288b2052781e35d03
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5b2bfec1c4a02db4b0ea12747c99877b717f4a5e0585edf517d21befeae09293

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
s390x
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 61c83b961acfb06eb8725e8d182e8491399ba64726fc17dcf1069490cb3ffa72
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 1aaebd458fb8507e9161ee97b9ff1c9db68724f0dc0832fd42b1b8f85f79e543
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 58a2eaa0d2dd0253f70f0dcde457af1dfa017d42831e0f6f0c8dc92aea6e300f
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 697237be1233de7d518f4e0df0370802c66d7b04386506beec01d0057601afe9
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 8ec1b41ed0fdc6e83e4d316ef8434d0570e0ada2da6d68fd922e112e220e47c0
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 499e00fc398540e8bb6f453708f1247ae8f182e6be3be49b74e35e060eecc8dc
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 49b079ef5bbc1f1bbfaa4b395e601931eafbd502d74558ca5c7a238b03e93170

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
ppc64
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: be4848fbb04a217254d12fc7c9837f38961d7b85cef9c89f0c25852e2731fb13
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: c1683e1b705a99c0142594af3cdd703ae91b75d66aecd5d5e99f2326efe341a7
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 0bd874d877320bc0aab0db752b178cf52294a220272e2cebd7712d98fff67745
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: fadf119585c49dd0d2df14fe7e2f65f032406e1c5fa6526dd0ccead75b3f1a26
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 03e73b5602b7c19c4139a6aae6084cfed414b0832c1ecb048d0976fe5b41f827
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: 7d9fe650669c7033d889dfba4009078a839cfecdf13f94af4d5b247e327938b3
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: d46e84b9ab14c0492a029fcc7df4fbb41e7c4384e5232bd92d4f9fba4d19ea58

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
x86_64
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 58ee86c1429564165da0e956c30c28f17225a9d4c99ee7a9dd82a91ddb69ce19
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 6be80b3ca9ab58fc4ca22213142ed7b5969048973e967e28bbde9a435698e778
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 6be80b3ca9ab58fc4ca22213142ed7b5969048973e967e28bbde9a435698e778
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5a2f1698c0cc0f0eafc8070bb42e0c4d7445bec47b96acb85e3b7091b8676e89
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5a2f1698c0cc0f0eafc8070bb42e0c4d7445bec47b96acb85e3b7091b8676e89
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d64b4f255686162da89ecf1baa2cedd31436a11bf269443b0915465d09cefdad
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f9e4b5cd033de28a989f048149758c9b74f8044f7f9aec73d2ec931915a3902a
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 8eb979fc5cb9314cc125a82178b4cadcaec7a0a08c785fd288b2052781e35d03
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5b2bfec1c4a02db4b0ea12747c99877b717f4a5e0585edf517d21befeae09293

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7

SRPM
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.src.rpm	SHA-256: 598a3d2b88eaebaba74e290d05ff31393662015d29c75e590bfe3827082cdb01
ppc64le
curl-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64le.rpm	SHA-256: 59107486d6ba1749e87aafec57cb60ded1569e033242dcddde89f22a4c9a3697
curl-debuginfo-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64le.rpm	SHA-256: 07582d846ec070f953ab051eead39d656c415b4553fe1eff26318e397fa891e4
libcurl-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64le.rpm	SHA-256: d5de21164082acaab8083dba7a0d1041f53e0f32cc7e69a6f4966d3018c4cea9
libcurl-devel-7.29.0-54.el7.ppc64le.rpm	SHA-256: 99414a8e6589399660a03fec3ec3237d05ba489094879614844ced783704655e