Issued:
2023-10-18
Updated:
2023-10-18

RHSA-2023:5835 - Important: rhc-worker-script enhancement and security update

Synopsis

Important: rhc-worker-script enhancement and security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for rhc-worker-script is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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.

Description

The rhc-worker-script packages provide Remote Host Configuration (rhc) worker for executing an interpreted programming language script on hosts managed by Red Hat Insights.

Security Fix(es):

  • golang: net/http, x/net/http2: rapid stream resets can cause excessive work (CVE-2023-44487) (CVE-2023-39325)

  • HTTP/2: Multiple HTTP/2 enabled web servers are vulnerable to a DDoS attack (Rapid Reset Attack) (CVE-2023-44487)

A Red Hat Security Bulletin which addresses further details about this flaw is available in the References section.

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.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop7x86_64

Updated Packages

  • rhc-worker-script-0.5-1.el7_9.src.rpm
  • rhc-worker-script-0.5-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information