Modified RPM Packages from RHEL 7.x / 8

Check Point modified the RPM packages listed below that are part of the RHEL 7.x/8 distribution.

Note - Check Point removed the manual files (man pages) and the language localization files.

List of modified RPM packages:

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RPM

Changes

1

arpwatch

Ignore 802.1Q (VLAN) frames.

2

bash

Added RADIUS logging support (based on RHEL 8).

3

cifs-utils

Removed the default 'dns_resolver' because Check Point uses the 'cifs.upcall dns_resolver'.

4

docker

  • Adaption for Check Point software.

  • Bug fixes.

5

e2fsprogs,

e2fsprogs-libs

Adaption for Check Point installation.

6

grub2,

grub2-common,

grub2-efi-x64,

grub2-pc,

grub2-pc-modules,

grub2-tools,

grub2-tools-extra,

grub2-tools-minimal

  • Adaption for Check Point hardware and installation.

  • Added Check Point customization (diag / snapshots / fcd).

  • Added automatic output redirection.

  • Customized grub password.

7

iotop

Uses python3.

8

libdb,

libdb-utils

Deploys db_load in the RPM install.

9

lvm2

Added a 64-bit flavor.

10

net-snmp,

net-snmp-agent-libs,

net-snmp-libs,

net-snmp-sysvinit,

net-snmp-utils

  • Added SHA-256 and SHA-512 support for USM users.

  • Optimizations related to Check Point Management Data Plane Separation (MDPS) and VSX features.

  • Double-free fixes.

11

open-vm-tools

Adaption for Check Point Installation.

12

openssh,

openssh-clients, openssh-server

  • Removed weak KEX algorithms.

  • Fixed CVE-2020-14145.

13

rsyslog

Applied an upstream patch that fixes crashes.