- Issued:
- 2011-12-06
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHEA-2011:1611 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
wpa_supplicant enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An enhanced wpa_supplicant package that adds an enhancement is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The wpa_supplicant package contains a WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Supplicant
utility for Linux, BSD, and Windows with support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE
802.11i/RSN). The supplicant is a IEEE 802.1X/WPA component that is used in
client workstations. It implements key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator and
it controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11 authentication/association of the wlan
driver.
The wpa_supplicant package has been upgraded to upstream version 0.7.3. This
update provides the nl80211 driver and background scanning functionality that
are required for efficient connections to RSA token-based WiFi networks.
(BZ#713280)
Users that require roaming in RSA token-based WiFi networks are advised to
upgrade to this updated package, which adds this enhancement.
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/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
i386 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 57296297f887d2215fd6695d2de0e580838bb82ba037db5928a3788ea7ce0421 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5b2439e78d87b8683b989eccc1bd7de799d6220de37ffa168744179ca8962785 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
i386 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 57296297f887d2215fd6695d2de0e580838bb82ba037db5928a3788ea7ce0421 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5b2439e78d87b8683b989eccc1bd7de799d6220de37ffa168744179ca8962785 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
i386 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 57296297f887d2215fd6695d2de0e580838bb82ba037db5928a3788ea7ce0421 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5b2439e78d87b8683b989eccc1bd7de799d6220de37ffa168744179ca8962785 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
i386 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 57296297f887d2215fd6695d2de0e580838bb82ba037db5928a3788ea7ce0421 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5b2439e78d87b8683b989eccc1bd7de799d6220de37ffa168744179ca8962785 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
s390x | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: bca2c7093052480206ed106eabef729a840d3bf84dbd92a8b590163c8e61a0db |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 1d271b6f87fa4d8193dd7f68e1de0490c364e0efe5398e5efeb761303c95e9ad |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
ppc64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 50cf8796a41a9fd3ea96feb9c7113416e7507d7c872e7796369e51357c432311 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: c65036a5c0356121c1160bd21a5c4d4650bfaa662934751b7434e0a9e743faf9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
i386 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 57296297f887d2215fd6695d2de0e580838bb82ba037db5928a3788ea7ce0421 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5b2439e78d87b8683b989eccc1bd7de799d6220de37ffa168744179ca8962785 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
s390x | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: bca2c7093052480206ed106eabef729a840d3bf84dbd92a8b590163c8e61a0db |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 1d271b6f87fa4d8193dd7f68e1de0490c364e0efe5398e5efeb761303c95e9ad |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f2f3e040b9dc00df3db1363ca50052c10fd9fbae444399c2731e2c21ae246de5 |
x86_64 | |
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2f333059d908db077d631c9eaca06107ce223b8d6fb0da4b7c4c11f84b89c316 |
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: abadf215d8e128df07ac9cb2e43fd711560667f84c4fea46f8d6fb9c8680231a |
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