Advisory Published

RHSA-2022:1539: Important: xmlrpc-c security update

First published: Tue Apr 26 2022(Updated: )

XML-RPC is a remote procedure call (RPC) protocol that uses XML to encode its calls and HTTP as a transport mechanism. The xmlrpc-c packages provide a network protocol to allow a client program to make a simple RPC (remote procedure call) over the Internet. It converts an RPC into an XML document, sends it to a remote server using HTTP, and gets back the response in XML.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> expat: Malformed 2- and 3-byte UTF-8 sequences can lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-25235)</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/xmlrpc-c<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-apps-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-client<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-client-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-debugsource<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-apps-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-apps-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-client<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-client<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-client-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-client-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-debuginfo<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-debugsource<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
redhat/xmlrpc-c-debugsource<1.51.0-5.el8_1.1
1.51.0-5.el8_1.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2022:1539?

    The severity of RHSA-2022:1539 is classified as important.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2022:1539?

    To fix RHSA-2022:1539, update the affected xmlrpc-c packages to version 1.51.0-5.el8_1.1.

  • What packages are affected by RHSA-2022:1539?

    RHSA-2022:1539 affects the xmlrpc-c, xmlrpc-c-client, xmlrpc-c-apps-debuginfo, and related debug packages.

  • When was RHSA-2022:1539 issued?

    RHSA-2022:1539 was issued to address security vulnerabilities in the xmlrpc-c packages.

  • What systems are impacted by RHSA-2022:1539?

    RHSA-2022:1539 impacts systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 with vulnerable xmlrpc-c versions.

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