QID 241005

Date Published: 2022-12-14

QID 241005: Red Hat Update for rh-maven36-bcel (RHSA-2022:8959)

The byte code engineering library (apache commons bcel) is intended to give users a convenient way to analyze, create, and manipulate (binary) java class files (those ending with .class)...Security Fix(es):

    apache-commons-bcel: arbitrary bytecode produced via out-of-bounds writing (cve-2022-42920).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat software collections (for rhel server) 1 for rhel 7 x86_64.
    Red hat software collections (for rhel server for system z) 1 for rhel 7 s390x.
    Red hat software collections (for rhel server for ibm power le) 1 for rhel 7 ppc64le.
    Red hat software collections (for rhel workstation) 1 for rhel 7 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:8959 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 241005

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:8959 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8959