- Issued:
- 2008-07-24
- Updated:
- 2008-07-24
RHBA-2008:0682 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
libuser bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated libuser packages that fix several bugs and add support for stronger
password-hashing algorithms are now available.
Description
The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating
and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable
back-ends to interface to its data sources. Sample applications that are
modeled after applications from the shadow password suite are included in
the package.
These updated libuser packages provide fixes for the following bugs:
- libuser would fail to update the "last password change time" field in the
/etc/shadow file.
- the luseradd utility was not able to set the password for a new user account.
- the lusermod utility would ignore certain option combinations.
In addition to these bug fixes, these packages add support for using the
SHA256 and SHA512 cryptographic algorithms for password hashing.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated libuser packages, which
resolve these issues and add this enhancement.
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 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 432647 - luseradd, lusermod ignore some command-line arguments
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
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libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 46e1753cb71e3f6e65130d3a3319a83abccd72719575bfcc485e18684aa951ad |
x86_64 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 69459fab16043f7f37655df73655e6f7c64303c55e3ddac14a16f89e8307b716 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 69459fab16043f7f37655df73655e6f7c64303c55e3ddac14a16f89e8307b716 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d81d29aa634d5b915e3cb8bdc9056ac3f5624fe7bd6590ee76dd251049f3d619 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d81d29aa634d5b915e3cb8bdc9056ac3f5624fe7bd6590ee76dd251049f3d619 |
ia64 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 45d438a586c9bd15b42f1a49ed3f14c549404b3c2c8c7edfbbe63cd831f8d15e |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 45d438a586c9bd15b42f1a49ed3f14c549404b3c2c8c7edfbbe63cd831f8d15e |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 19f8c8723bdd1968f65451b82ffad78365d366e9e6e93a3132498f626e7bcda3 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 19f8c8723bdd1968f65451b82ffad78365d366e9e6e93a3132498f626e7bcda3 |
i386 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b58e90f51e56997ec1d6977b2cc1b554081f063cb06262c4959827d34156ad1c |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b58e90f51e56997ec1d6977b2cc1b554081f063cb06262c4959827d34156ad1c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 46e1753cb71e3f6e65130d3a3319a83abccd72719575bfcc485e18684aa951ad |
x86_64 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 69459fab16043f7f37655df73655e6f7c64303c55e3ddac14a16f89e8307b716 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d81d29aa634d5b915e3cb8bdc9056ac3f5624fe7bd6590ee76dd251049f3d619 |
ia64 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 45d438a586c9bd15b42f1a49ed3f14c549404b3c2c8c7edfbbe63cd831f8d15e |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 19f8c8723bdd1968f65451b82ffad78365d366e9e6e93a3132498f626e7bcda3 |
i386 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b58e90f51e56997ec1d6977b2cc1b554081f063cb06262c4959827d34156ad1c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 46e1753cb71e3f6e65130d3a3319a83abccd72719575bfcc485e18684aa951ad |
x86_64 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 69459fab16043f7f37655df73655e6f7c64303c55e3ddac14a16f89e8307b716 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d81d29aa634d5b915e3cb8bdc9056ac3f5624fe7bd6590ee76dd251049f3d619 |
i386 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9a83b40af2d10d52ac97e566d17e64ee70beb74a207c5b8b8b9b6045a37729 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b58e90f51e56997ec1d6977b2cc1b554081f063cb06262c4959827d34156ad1c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 46e1753cb71e3f6e65130d3a3319a83abccd72719575bfcc485e18684aa951ad |
s390x | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 3144404361c9409c02bf1f13aa01d7646bdaa356e835c4d00451ad16441ae5fd |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: cd79498055737e749209fe087ea7d38a7ce169ba5e721eedd8366ec60adde2b2 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 0891a801053fe99f997ee28a4e924e9519f9e8ec3306c59b4e4c9d86479d4122 |
s390 | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 3144404361c9409c02bf1f13aa01d7646bdaa356e835c4d00451ad16441ae5fd |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.s390.rpm | SHA-256: e210a5a4499b872874f13083825f393d00c0afe205693732511798038f0c51c3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 46e1753cb71e3f6e65130d3a3319a83abccd72719575bfcc485e18684aa951ad |
ppc | |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 97971de772d6b83f60a03b2e8e1ee17458832e25cc29567e37b30f2dab09ec8b |
libuser-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 398848602eba734ba011381c1360f1180ada670e258e33a0797853d2aa3f8d97 |
libuser-devel-0.52.5-1.el4.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 41d31f8889cdcf915ed3ae685e90e6ecdcdcfd9093fbeed990e3b85ec57ef501 |
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