- Issued:
- 2007-06-11
- Updated:
- 2007-06-11
RHBA-2007:0448 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
ypserv bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated ypserv packages that fix various bugs are now available.
Description
The Network Information Service (NIS) is a system that provides
network information (login names, passwords, home directories, group
information) to all of the machines on a network. NIS allows users
to log in on any machine on the network, as long as the machine has
the NIS client programs running and the user's password is recorded in
the NIS passwd database. NIS was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages
(YP).
The following issues were addressed:
- Fixed an issue which caused ypserv to segfault under certain circumstances
when using the -b/--dns option.
- Fixed an issue which caused the debuginfo packages to contain unusable
information.
All users of ypserv should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolves these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to 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 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 - 192920 - ypserv -debuginfo package is useless
- BZ - 227512 - [RHEL 3.9] Crashes when looking up hosts with --dns
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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