# RHSA-2020:4659: Security update for 2 packages

RHSA-2020:4659, released November 4, 2020, fixes 3 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4659
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 4, 2020
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2019-6977, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4659

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [gd](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/gd.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2.2.5-7.el8 |
| [gd-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/gd-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2.2.5-7.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2019-6977](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2019-6977.md) | High | gd: GD is an open source code library for the dynamic creation of images by programmers | 8.8 | 0.7150 |  |
| [CVE-2019-6978](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2019-6978.md) | High | libwmf-devel: The libwmf packages provide a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics | 9.8 | 0.0445 |  |
| [CVE-2018-14553](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2018-14553.md) | High | libgd-tools: gdImageClone in gd.c in libgd 2.1.0-rc2 through 2.2.5 has a NULL pointerdereference allowing attackers to crash an ap... | 7.5 | 0.0344 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo