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7.0

Red Hat libblockdev Security Update Allows Unauthorized Access

published 1 year ago
Summary

A security update has been released for libblockdev, a library used by various Linux systems. This update fixes a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a system. System administrators should update their libblockdev package to the latest version to ensure their system is secure.

What to do
  • Update redhat libblockdev-fs-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-dm to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-dm-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-crypto to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-debuginfo to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-fs to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-loop to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-lvm to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-mdraid to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-nvdimm to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-part to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-swap to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-utils to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat python2-blockdev to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-btrfs to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-btrfs-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-crypto-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-kbd to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-kbd-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-loop-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-lvm-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-mdraid-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-mpath to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-mpath-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-nvdimm-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-part-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-plugins-all to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-s390 to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-s390-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-swap-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-utils-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-vdo to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
  • Update redhat libblockdev-vdo-devel to version 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-fs-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-dm < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-dm-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-crypto < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-debuginfo < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-fs < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-loop < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-lvm < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-mdraid < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-nvdimm < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-part < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-swap < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-utils < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat python2-blockdev < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-btrfs < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-btrfs-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-crypto-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-kbd < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-kbd-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-loop-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-lvm-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-mdraid-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-mpath < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-mpath-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-nvdimm-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-part-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-plugins-all < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-s390 < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-s390-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-swap-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-utils-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-vdo < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7 redhat libblockdev-vdo-devel < 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.18-5.el7_9.1
Original advisory text
Red Hat Security Advisory: libblockdev security update
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
7.0 High
Timeline
Published11 Jul 2025
Updated1 Jul 2026
First seen1 Jul 2026
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