Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20214321
Revision Date:2021-11-09Version:636
Title:RHSA-2021:4321: linuxptp security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
Description:The linuxptp packages provide Precision Time Protocol (PTP) implementation for Linux according to IEEE standard 1588 for Linux. The dual design goals are to provide a robust implementation of the standard and to use the most relevant and modern Application Programming Interfaces (API) offered by the Linux kernel.

  • The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: linuxptp (3.1.1). (BZ#1895005)

    Security Fix(es):

  • linuxptp: wrong length of one-step follow-up in transparent clock (CVE-2021-3571)

    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.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2021-3571
    RHSA-2021:4321
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • linuxptp is earlier than 0:3.1.1-1.el8
  • AND linuxptp is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • AND
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
  • OR Red Hat CoreOS 4 is installed
  • BACK