- Issued:
- 2006-07-20
- Updated:
- 2006-07-20
RHBA-2006:0465 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
up2date bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated up2date packages that fix several bugs are now available.
Description
Up2date is a Red Hat Update Agent that automatically queries the Red Hat
Network servers and determines which packages need to be updated on your
machine.
These packages apply fixes for the following bugs:
- returned inaccurate error message when missing '-f' for kernel updates
- returned misleading usage message: "Please specify either -l, -u, ...
- up2date +get source failed if no source was available
- up2date config file was not ignored in rpm -V
- CRM# 696030 repomd error occured after up2date
- repomd error occured after up2date
- rpm verify failed due to config files in .spec not marked ...
- -- make --channel limit the channel universes for various operations
- RHN 'sync packages to system' installing i386 glibc on i686
- --whatprovides did not handle compat arch provides
- up2date --whatprovides did not handle compat arch provides
All users of up2date should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 87837 - inaccurate error message when missing '-f' for kernel updates in default config
- BZ - 125049 - misleading usage message: "Please specify either -l, -u, --nox, or package names"
- BZ - 126528 - up2date +get source fails if no source available
- BZ - 168312 - up2date config file is not ignored in rpm -V
- BZ - 171643 - repomd error after up2date
- BZ - 176123 - up2date --channel checks for updates on all subscribed channels
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.