- Issued:
- 2008-05-21
- Updated:
- 2008-05-21
RHBA-2008:0369 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
NetworkManager bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated NetworkManager packages that fix suspend/resume and connectivity
issues, add LEAP support, and resolve WPA Enterprise password issues, among
other fixes, are now available.
Description
NetworkManager is a network link manager that attempts to keep a wired or
wireless network connection active at all times.
These updated NetworkManager packages provide the following fixes:
- NetworkManager now waits for the ipw3945 wireless driver to acquire
regulatory domain information before trying to open a connection.
- NetworkManager now indicates more clearly when a non-routable Auto-IP v4
address has been acquired.
- LEAP authentication support has been added.
- network devices now reconnect properly after returning from suspend or
hibernate.
- NetworkManager now provides secure storage of WPA Enterprise passwords in
the GNOME Keyring.
- the wireless password dialog is now automatically raised (shown above
other windows) when it appears.
- connection issues with wireless networks that do not broadcast their
SSIDs have been resolved.
Users who require the ability to connect to wireless networks that do not
broadcast their SSID are encouraged to also install the latest Red Hat
Enterprise Linux kernel updates, as wireless driver updates may also be
necessary to solve this issue. Specific drivers affected include the
iwl4965, iwl3945, hostap, and ipw2200 drivers.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated NetworkManager packages,
which provide these fixes.
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 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 - 220915 - WPA Enterprise Password in Cleartext
- BZ - 224922 - NetworkManager 0.6.4 no Leap support
- BZ - 362421 - RHEL51:PPORT: Wireless connection disabled after resuming from S3/S4
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: ec8e1ccda3f5f21ff68dd503cf7781b77429b56bc3b2961cb8f8103da8c680de |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 630fd4506e5a92ecb742bf1d511c0bb0befed0275c8add080010eec2fa997bf3 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1d02b1e881b964d66ebb8b4d0c3ee043a056d75ca50b52f8894af901af901eb9 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 51a53a48b81d9ec56813f35e44e8959880de3433c21f3d0dd77259283c9ef355 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 90981cd5bf854cbe39db31c9cd519b3ce4c40325dd1106b974d146df1d0f75ee |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a5d9af44a5a46fb063a655ed476d7e65d1950a9a67997588ab3ddeaaddda30b8 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 38102c7f5c9a422d19e45ba4cfadf6d710bdfa5570963ece4be90f33463e43e5 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0f17b2df40fde7a0d057145fe3f3383f90afba50c6f835949ec03bef08c967ec |
ia64 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ec560b746530ef966c99e205396b64b8cb5a62cbdec75b7465810ffd0a095aee |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e65cf7cc14333831104997bc3e3c288e4c1b82cd9e4f89626560be4f1f049cde |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 71522a1cc5d00e4cebdf8d69ad4e344f788e4d390272bf68849cc36600125ca3 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 88e205ea988251417eedbce0a6ace634b524d9962cbaa993411681b3d9e6c2de |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: d68fd3d6d81e817818ae6e11e0d5aff358f29d754c875b7245870fa42fa35885 |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 29e9b25bf7a6aee343ca036ec1715c5851f8d91067b971152915abe3453fbbb8 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1d02b1e881b964d66ebb8b4d0c3ee043a056d75ca50b52f8894af901af901eb9 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a5d9af44a5a46fb063a655ed476d7e65d1950a9a67997588ab3ddeaaddda30b8 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8247d0db7d6e0350d1484bf6a686958b67be7011b039cb5f5f048d7229e78a6c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: ec8e1ccda3f5f21ff68dd503cf7781b77429b56bc3b2961cb8f8103da8c680de |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 630fd4506e5a92ecb742bf1d511c0bb0befed0275c8add080010eec2fa997bf3 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1d02b1e881b964d66ebb8b4d0c3ee043a056d75ca50b52f8894af901af901eb9 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 51a53a48b81d9ec56813f35e44e8959880de3433c21f3d0dd77259283c9ef355 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 90981cd5bf854cbe39db31c9cd519b3ce4c40325dd1106b974d146df1d0f75ee |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a5d9af44a5a46fb063a655ed476d7e65d1950a9a67997588ab3ddeaaddda30b8 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 38102c7f5c9a422d19e45ba4cfadf6d710bdfa5570963ece4be90f33463e43e5 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0f17b2df40fde7a0d057145fe3f3383f90afba50c6f835949ec03bef08c967ec |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 29e9b25bf7a6aee343ca036ec1715c5851f8d91067b971152915abe3453fbbb8 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1d02b1e881b964d66ebb8b4d0c3ee043a056d75ca50b52f8894af901af901eb9 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a5d9af44a5a46fb063a655ed476d7e65d1950a9a67997588ab3ddeaaddda30b8 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8247d0db7d6e0350d1484bf6a686958b67be7011b039cb5f5f048d7229e78a6c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: ec8e1ccda3f5f21ff68dd503cf7781b77429b56bc3b2961cb8f8103da8c680de |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 630fd4506e5a92ecb742bf1d511c0bb0befed0275c8add080010eec2fa997bf3 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 90981cd5bf854cbe39db31c9cd519b3ce4c40325dd1106b974d146df1d0f75ee |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0f17b2df40fde7a0d057145fe3f3383f90afba50c6f835949ec03bef08c967ec |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 29e9b25bf7a6aee343ca036ec1715c5851f8d91067b971152915abe3453fbbb8 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8247d0db7d6e0350d1484bf6a686958b67be7011b039cb5f5f048d7229e78a6c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: ec8e1ccda3f5f21ff68dd503cf7781b77429b56bc3b2961cb8f8103da8c680de |
ppc | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: d67c83b019a55f8bb1b90b902808b6ffc746ee8c6bd3ea927f31d7b72d995065 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: eba18fcc36930e714b21cb61f7f1d099b152add97eebc319c54ac8c8ccc205af |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 7f987093a80e623f27cf37b74261dc3d0029d29f896c22f084e16d2db0a1d7cc |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 3d1b643a425c7f54eab55d9563f3fae6f3e379d61cd94a63ca7d68c5f8112273 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: a35e8053928e5bee4719672362bb48d0511e0ce0957fbdb10eab9c0693a9e2bb |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: d89a220664708dfc4334ea898364584b95d93525a2da3a06dcbed09d19e2dd79 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: d878e9c500d82c95620189d040b30fd481dfa6599630dc75ba74f0330a531bbf |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 8f3172958d9fb50943002e064bff31f0fd532246bb9ca261142f58ae967abd89 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: ec8e1ccda3f5f21ff68dd503cf7781b77429b56bc3b2961cb8f8103da8c680de |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 630fd4506e5a92ecb742bf1d511c0bb0befed0275c8add080010eec2fa997bf3 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1d02b1e881b964d66ebb8b4d0c3ee043a056d75ca50b52f8894af901af901eb9 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 51a53a48b81d9ec56813f35e44e8959880de3433c21f3d0dd77259283c9ef355 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 90981cd5bf854cbe39db31c9cd519b3ce4c40325dd1106b974d146df1d0f75ee |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a5d9af44a5a46fb063a655ed476d7e65d1950a9a67997588ab3ddeaaddda30b8 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 38102c7f5c9a422d19e45ba4cfadf6d710bdfa5570963ece4be90f33463e43e5 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0f17b2df40fde7a0d057145fe3f3383f90afba50c6f835949ec03bef08c967ec |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 29e9b25bf7a6aee343ca036ec1715c5851f8d91067b971152915abe3453fbbb8 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1d02b1e881b964d66ebb8b4d0c3ee043a056d75ca50b52f8894af901af901eb9 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3032ab7779ece96c140a2cb56082707ccb189f02e38f8e04d6038d7f84beeb3c |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a5d9af44a5a46fb063a655ed476d7e65d1950a9a67997588ab3ddeaaddda30b8 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.4-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8247d0db7d6e0350d1484bf6a686958b67be7011b039cb5f5f048d7229e78a6c |
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