Advisory Published

RHSA-2020:4115: Important: redhat-release-virtualization-host and redhat-virtualization-host security update

First published: Wed Sep 30 2020(Updated: )

The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks. <br>The ovirt-node-ng packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.<br>The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: redhat-release-virtualization-host (4.3.11), redhat-virtualization-host (4.3.11). (BZ#1868307, BZ#1878044)<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> grub2: Crafted grub.cfg file can lead to arbitrary code execution during boot process (CVE-2020-10713)</li> <li> QEMU: usb: out-of-bounds r/w access issue while processing usb packets (CVE-2020-14364)</li> 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.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/redhat-release-virtualization-host<4.3.11-1.el7e
4.3.11-1.el7e
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host<4.3.11-20200922.0.el7_9
4.3.11-20200922.0.el7_9
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host-image-update<4.3.11-20200922.0.el7_9
4.3.11-20200922.0.el7_9
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder<4.3.11-1.el7e
4.3.11-1.el7e

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2020:4115?

    The severity of RHSA-2020:4115 is considered critical.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2020:4115?

    To fix RHSA-2020:4115, update the affected packages to the recommended versions provided by Red Hat.

  • What packages are affected by RHSA-2020:4115?

    The affected packages in RHSA-2020:4115 include redhat-release-virtualization-host, redhat-virtualization-host, and redhat-virtualization-host-image-update.

  • When was RHSA-2020:4115 released?

    RHSA-2020:4115 was released on September 24, 2020.

  • Which operating systems are impacted by RHSA-2020:4115?

    RHSA-2020:4115 impacts Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 based systems that use virtualization hosts.

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