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6.5

Red Hat Virtualization Host: Remote Code Execution Risk

published 2 years ago
Summary

A security update is available for Red Hat Virtualization Host to fix a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code remotely. This affects all supported versions of Red Hat Virtualization Host. To protect your system, apply the latest update as soon as possible.

What to do
  • Update redhat redhat-release-virtualization-host to version 0:4.2-8.6.el7.
  • Update redhat redhat-release-virtualization-host-content to version 0:4.2-8.6.el7.
  • Update redhat redhat-virtualization-host to version 0:4.2-20190512.0.el7_6.
  • Update redhat redhat-virtualization-host-image-update to version 0:4.2-20190512.0.el7_6.
  • Update redhat redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder to version 0:4.2-8.6.el7.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor redhat redhat-release-virtualization-host < 0:4.2-8.6.el7
Fix: upgrade to 0:4.2-8.6.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor redhat redhat-release-virtualization-host-content < 0:4.2-8.6.el7
Fix: upgrade to 0:4.2-8.6.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor redhat redhat-virtualization-host < 0:4.2-20190512.0.el7_6
Fix: upgrade to 0:4.2-20190512.0.el7_6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor redhat redhat-virtualization-host-image-update < 0:4.2-20190512.0.el7_6
Fix: upgrade to 0:4.2-20190512.0.el7_6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor redhat redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder < 0:4.2-8.6.el7
Fix: upgrade to 0:4.2-8.6.el7
Original advisory text
Red Hat Security Advisory: redhat-virtualization-host security update
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
6.5 Medium
Timeline
Published13 Sep 2024
Updated6 Mar 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
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