- Issued:
- 2007-11-07
- Updated:
- 2007-11-07
RHBA-2007:0594 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
yum-rhn-plugin bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated yum-rhn-plugin package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
yum-rhn-plugin provides support for yum to access a Red Hat Network server
for software updates.
Bugs fixed in this updated package includes:
- added server fail over support.
- yum-rhn-plugin correctly sends removed package data after update/obsolete.
- yum-rhn-plugin correctly handles errata updates.
- rhn_check should not fail due to yum-rhn-plugin method overrides
All users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these
issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 232567 - yum does not support server failover
- BZ - 234880 - yum-rhn-plugin does not send up removed package data during an update or an obsolete
- BZ - 250638 - Yum is breaking rhn_check
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bd6bedde9fec63cbaf345a2f97f7acb5085b174254fd2e634a5aa1a6e428bc05 |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
ia64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bd6bedde9fec63cbaf345a2f97f7acb5085b174254fd2e634a5aa1a6e428bc05 |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bd6bedde9fec63cbaf345a2f97f7acb5085b174254fd2e634a5aa1a6e428bc05 |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bd6bedde9fec63cbaf345a2f97f7acb5085b174254fd2e634a5aa1a6e428bc05 |
s390x | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bd6bedde9fec63cbaf345a2f97f7acb5085b174254fd2e634a5aa1a6e428bc05 |
ppc | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bd6bedde9fec63cbaf345a2f97f7acb5085b174254fd2e634a5aa1a6e428bc05 |
x86_64 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
i386 | |
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.2-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a77bf51500f13a1979a83f0590b232908a46be5cd21498bb8ec7182d6d632fa5 |
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