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Posted on 11 February 2021
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Low: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 SP6 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:0488-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss Core Services
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0488
Issue date: 2021-02-11
CVE Names: CVE-2020-1971
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1. Summary:
Red Hat JBoss Core Services Pack Apache Server 2.4.37 Service Pack 6 zip
release for RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and Microsoft Windows is available.
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.
2. Description:
Red Hat JBoss Core Services is a set of supplementary software for Red Hat
JBoss middleware products. This software, such as Apache HTTP Server, is
common to multiple JBoss middleware products, and is packaged under Red Hat
JBoss Core Services to allow for faster distribution of updates, and for a
more consistent update experience.
This release adds the new Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 Service Pack 6 packages
that are part of the JBoss Core Services offering.
This release serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Core Services Pack
Apache Server 2.4.37 Service Pack 5 and includes bug fixes and
enhancements. Refer to the Release Notes for information on the most
significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release.
Security fix(es):
* openssl: EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference (CVE-2020-1971)
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.
3. Solution:
Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including
all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and
so on.
The References section of this erratum contains a download link for the
update. You must be logged in to download the update.
4. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1903409 - CVE-2020-1971 openssl: EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference
5. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1971
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=core.service.apachehttp&downloadType=securityPatches&version=2.4.37
https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=core.service.openssl&downloadType=securityPatches&version=1.1.1c
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_jboss_core_services/2.4.37/
6. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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