A convert2rhel security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
RHSA-2022:1599-01: Important: convert2rhel security update
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: convert2rhel security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:1599-01
Product: Convert2RHEL
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1599
Issue date: 2022-04-27
CVE Names: CVE-2022-0852
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1. Summary:
A security update for convert2rhel is now available for supported
conversions of CentOS Linux 8 and Oracle Linux 8 to Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 8.
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:
Convert2RHEL for RHEL-8 - noarch
3. Description:
The convert2rhel package provides the Convert2RHEL utility, which performs
operating system conversion. During the conversion process, Convert2RHEL
replaces all RPM packages from the original Linux distribution with their
Red Hat Enteprise Linux versions.
Security fix:
* convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code
(CVE-2022-0852)
Enhancement:
* Enable the conversion of untested 8.6 to 8.10 on release day
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/):
2060129 - CVE-2022-0852 convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code
6. Package List:
Convert2RHEL for RHEL-8:
Source:
convert2rhel-0.25-4.el8.src.rpm
noarch:
convert2rhel-0.25-4.el8.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-2022-0852
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/converting_from_an_rpm-based_linux_distribution_to_rhel/index
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/convert2rhel-support
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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