Updating System Modules and Components in VEOS 8.8

Updated Modules

  • Python: updated from version 3.6 to 3.9.
  • Nginx: updated from version 1.16.1 to 1.20.1.
  • Node.js: updated from version 14.x to 18.x.

Updated Components

  • PHP: updated from version 7.2.24 to 7.2.34.
  • Ruby: updated from version 2.5.9 to 3.1.2.
  • MariaDB: updated from version 10.3 to 10.5.
  • LLVM: updated from version 14.0.6 to 16.0.6.

Performance and Debugging Tools

  • NetworkManager: updated to version 1.40.16-4.el8_8.

Security Updates

  • Kernel Update:
    • The kernel has been updated from version 4.18.0-425.19.2 to 4.18.0-477.13.1.
    • Vulnerabilities in nf_tables and other netfilter components have been addressed (CVE-2023-32233, CVE-2023-0386).
    • Enhanced buffer overflow protection in NFSv2 and NFSv3 (CVE-2022-43945).
    • Strengthened data integrity checks in crypto: jitter and crypto: hmac for FIPS mode.
    • Updated kernel configuration parameters to prevent privilege escalation and data leaks.
  • Libreswan:
    • Fixed an issue in handling IKEv1 packets (aggressive mode) to prevent potential vulnerabilities.
  • SELinux:
    • Updated from version 3.14.3-117 to 3.14.3-139.
    • Fixed file handling in the opencryptoki cryptographic library located in /dev/shm.
    • Allowed httpd access to tokens in /dev/shm.
    • Updated policies for system_cronjob_t and rpm_script_t.

Package Changes

Added

  • efitools: Tools for working with EFI.
  • perl-IO-Tty: Dependencies for working with TTY.
  • perl-YAML-LibYAML: YAML support for Perl.
  • sbsigntools: Tools for signing Secure Boot.
  • perl-IO-stringy: Tools for working with text data as file descriptors.
  • perl-IPC-Run: Process and stream management (stdin, stdout, stderr) in Perl.

Removed

  • dvd+rw-tools: Replaced with more modern utilities.
  • perl-Digest-SHA1: Replaced with modern cryptographic libraries.
  • zabbix: Deprecated monitoring package.
  • guava20: Java library with extended collections, thread utilities, caching, and string processing.