- Issued:
- 2013-01-07
- Updated:
- 2013-01-07
RHBA-2012:1115 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
yum-metadata-parser bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated yum-metadata-parser packages that fix one bug are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The yum-metadata-parser packages provide a fast metadata parser for Yum
implemented in C.
This update fixes the following bug:
- If the primary.xml file contained malformed data, the yum-metadata-parser
utility terminated unexpectedly due to a NULL pointer dereference. The
underlying source code has been modified, so that yum-metadata-parser exits
gracefully with an error message in this scenario. (BZ#725798)
All users of yum-metadata-parser are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
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 - 725798 - yum-m-p segmentation fault on rpmforge repository, due to missing pkgId in metadata
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 51a3bf47cf9c286252ac6218bc63e69e35ca815a410f849d3691da531fb4c2ea |
x86_64 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 18708fc8571205c90b258708c6436bd8df5810ae1b56906cd906295db058e892 |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5714710389c3e40b06dd80949aaef3b6c786ef95ccbd4633ad8dfd84c09fbf01 |
ia64 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 8a5070745fc6b2b5d1f83886b431df87d6b3d727e9ede82f3fdfc48c4671d3b2 |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 7bd1561e67ee419b16417ef7db1277628aad67fb533178810089734bdd123554 |
i386 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1f07af415690cf42adde2b8189105265a96cf56f93905644c7719d1274aa6e6f |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 19e7d54377390981779f983c6029e3d310895d9ceb3a72c9628f9ef5bcd1e1e6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 51a3bf47cf9c286252ac6218bc63e69e35ca815a410f849d3691da531fb4c2ea |
x86_64 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 18708fc8571205c90b258708c6436bd8df5810ae1b56906cd906295db058e892 |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5714710389c3e40b06dd80949aaef3b6c786ef95ccbd4633ad8dfd84c09fbf01 |
i386 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1f07af415690cf42adde2b8189105265a96cf56f93905644c7719d1274aa6e6f |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 19e7d54377390981779f983c6029e3d310895d9ceb3a72c9628f9ef5bcd1e1e6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 51a3bf47cf9c286252ac6218bc63e69e35ca815a410f849d3691da531fb4c2ea |
x86_64 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 18708fc8571205c90b258708c6436bd8df5810ae1b56906cd906295db058e892 |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5714710389c3e40b06dd80949aaef3b6c786ef95ccbd4633ad8dfd84c09fbf01 |
i386 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1f07af415690cf42adde2b8189105265a96cf56f93905644c7719d1274aa6e6f |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 19e7d54377390981779f983c6029e3d310895d9ceb3a72c9628f9ef5bcd1e1e6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 51a3bf47cf9c286252ac6218bc63e69e35ca815a410f849d3691da531fb4c2ea |
s390x | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 4401e3561a45233bac53afcea47bc390ea0c39802372dfca65d8c521b410394e |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 9da7b3f46508fc2ac6720a2b03d61afedf882ccfdc9bbc638e6b4d35282ff43d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 51a3bf47cf9c286252ac6218bc63e69e35ca815a410f849d3691da531fb4c2ea |
ppc | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 6c4537c346a027c21a185bb2da3db38d91bff4687511b7a337b6d597b7aef6b8 |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 455cff541a7ac328f9c6143f3c010602ebd593c748b157a6379c21de773b6d9f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 51a3bf47cf9c286252ac6218bc63e69e35ca815a410f849d3691da531fb4c2ea |
x86_64 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 18708fc8571205c90b258708c6436bd8df5810ae1b56906cd906295db058e892 |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5714710389c3e40b06dd80949aaef3b6c786ef95ccbd4633ad8dfd84c09fbf01 |
i386 | |
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1f07af415690cf42adde2b8189105265a96cf56f93905644c7719d1274aa6e6f |
yum-metadata-parser-debuginfo-1.1.2-4.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 19e7d54377390981779f983c6029e3d310895d9ceb3a72c9628f9ef5bcd1e1e6 |
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