4 Fixed Issues

This chapter describes issues that are fixed in Oracle Linux 7.6.

Note that additional issues specific to the kernel that you are using might also be resolved. If you are using the default UEK R5, please see Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel: Release Notes for Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 (4.14.35-1818). If you are using an alternate UEK release or update, please refer to the appropriate release notes for this kernel version, available at Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel documentation.

OpenSSL packages updated to fix CVE-2018-0739 and other security issues

Security fixes were applied to the OpenSSL packages that are shipped with Oracle Linux 7 and are included in this update release. These fixes also include a fix for CVE-2018-0739. (Bug ID 28584683)

sosreport fixed to run on UEFI systems

An issue that caused sosreport to generate errors within the grub2-plugin-errors.txt file when it was run on UEFI systems is resolved. (Bug ID 26586473)

grub2 fix to resolve a SCAP policy failure on /boot/efi permissions

A fix was applied to grub2 to correct the permissions of files within the /boot/efi directory. This fix resolves a conflict with another package, but also resolves a longstanding issue where rpm verification would flag files in this directory as having invalid file modes affecting compliance with the United States Government Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), as highlighted by the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). (Bug ID 27166026)