Bug Fix Advisory ypserv bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0448-2
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-06-11
Last updated on: 2007-06-11
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated ypserv packages that fix various bugs are now available.

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:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
ypserv-2.8-22.src.rpm     8274abe4158010413306921fbbc9e5c4
 
IA-32:
ypserv-2.8-22.i386.rpm     2c0dbd912094d4c8d08b97ccd2bb2ec6
 
IA-64:
ypserv-2.8-22.ia64.rpm     5ae7124a7b7b3a20ed14c940271c1914
 
PPC:
ypserv-2.8-22.ppc.rpm     a1fd8f507fde89d88271f9794dd47707
 
s390:
ypserv-2.8-22.s390.rpm     58e31ec6289bb13d5be9365bda07faa9
 
s390x:
ypserv-2.8-22.s390x.rpm     ed96bed626a3dd69a750dccea495aff1
 
x86_64:
ypserv-2.8-22.x86_64.rpm     5995721d4a0e42d00ca16029c986cc12
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
ypserv-2.8-22.src.rpm     8274abe4158010413306921fbbc9e5c4
 
IA-32:
ypserv-2.8-22.i386.rpm     2c0dbd912094d4c8d08b97ccd2bb2ec6
 
IA-64:
ypserv-2.8-22.ia64.rpm     5ae7124a7b7b3a20ed14c940271c1914
 
x86_64:
ypserv-2.8-22.x86_64.rpm     5995721d4a0e42d00ca16029c986cc12
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

192920 - ypserv -debuginfo package is useless
227512 - [RHEL 3.9] Crashes when looking up hosts with --dns



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