- Issued:
- 2011-07-21
- Updated:
- 2011-07-21
RHBA-2011:0817 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
system-config-network bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated system-config-network packages that fix a bug are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The system-config-network packages provide network configuration utilities for
both the graphical user interface and command line. These utilities support
Ethernet, wireless, IPsec, Token Ring, ADSL, ISDN, and PPP.
This update fixes the following bug:
- When the /etc/hosts configuration file contained an invalid entry (for
example, an IP address without a hostname), an attempt to run the
system-config-network utility failed with a traceback written to standard error.
This update corrects the utility to verify that the /etc/hosts file does not
contain erroneous lines. As a result, when an invalid entry is present, a
warning message is displayed, and system-config-network starts as expected.
(BZ#492915)
All users of system-config-network are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which resolve this issue.
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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
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 - 492915 - system-config-network crashes on invalid hosts entry
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 0b52561e98d055a8a527b624b68916ced9757b2c553d9d0207f0658629818608 |
x86_64 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
ia64 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
i386 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 0b52561e98d055a8a527b624b68916ced9757b2c553d9d0207f0658629818608 |
x86_64 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
i386 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 0b52561e98d055a8a527b624b68916ced9757b2c553d9d0207f0658629818608 |
x86_64 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
i386 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 0b52561e98d055a8a527b624b68916ced9757b2c553d9d0207f0658629818608 |
s390x | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 0b52561e98d055a8a527b624b68916ced9757b2c553d9d0207f0658629818608 |
ppc | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 0b52561e98d055a8a527b624b68916ced9757b2c553d9d0207f0658629818608 |
x86_64 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
i386 | |
system-config-network-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 936393dcaa9f2572672fea4ca66203619cfb0c455757a2887ba1ffc07a5bba99 |
system-config-network-tui-1.3.99.19-2.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a2ef3e18ec840c1a6107823347ee23314d01dc1e889fd506dcfe9235ee1027a4 |
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