- Issued:
- 2008-07-24
- Updated:
- 2008-07-24
RHBA-2008:0687 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
usermode bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated usermode packages that fix various bugs are now available.
Description
The usermode package contains the userhelper program, which allows
configured programs to run with superuser privileges by ordinary users. The
usermode-gtk package contains several graphical tools for users: userinfo,
usermount, and userpasswd. Userinfo allows users to change their finger
information. Usermount lets users mount, unmount, and format file systems.
Userpasswd allows users to change their passwords.
These updated packages address the following issues:
- the consolehelper previously used the exit code to report its own status.
This meant it did not return the exit code of an application called via
consolehelper. This updated package includes a re-designed consolehelper
that concentrates its own return codes separately. Consequently, the exit
code of applications called by consolehelper is now preserved and presented
when requested.
- the previous version of userhelper called a pam function after that
function had been released from memory, causing userhelper to crash. This
update corrects this memory handling error.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated usermode packages, which
resolve these issues.
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 - 201522 - User cannot run Wireshark in unprivileged mode
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09b4cbc19bf9ba5b0dfcddccfdabe37e6f4eb809502e3002be4303aca6510c9e |
x86_64 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3a3c52ad9579ea62c29f4317659744cf13201e4946199fa1e113e746986f7b2 |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3a3c52ad9579ea62c29f4317659744cf13201e4946199fa1e113e746986f7b2 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1fbff9991ff0946b4ae0f044c3e8752793b5e244f978e1b6c2dda4808ff39714 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1fbff9991ff0946b4ae0f044c3e8752793b5e244f978e1b6c2dda4808ff39714 |
ia64 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e6f028d22dc5d5422555a5ea4eb603b79ff4d812ed56c46c419392fff5098f7d |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e6f028d22dc5d5422555a5ea4eb603b79ff4d812ed56c46c419392fff5098f7d |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ab7b30ef1693d04f66234c77636e41a2c5b3348ef977deb2de9274f1eb02a18 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ab7b30ef1693d04f66234c77636e41a2c5b3348ef977deb2de9274f1eb02a18 |
i386 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 337e19737430e4a881f145525979ac15a2fdb1e3752764879b9749722c82c3d0 |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 337e19737430e4a881f145525979ac15a2fdb1e3752764879b9749722c82c3d0 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 81cb9e0804fa47ae555886e9f3162f4a67082499f41433e0be03b94b3826f417 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 81cb9e0804fa47ae555886e9f3162f4a67082499f41433e0be03b94b3826f417 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09b4cbc19bf9ba5b0dfcddccfdabe37e6f4eb809502e3002be4303aca6510c9e |
x86_64 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3a3c52ad9579ea62c29f4317659744cf13201e4946199fa1e113e746986f7b2 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1fbff9991ff0946b4ae0f044c3e8752793b5e244f978e1b6c2dda4808ff39714 |
ia64 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e6f028d22dc5d5422555a5ea4eb603b79ff4d812ed56c46c419392fff5098f7d |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ab7b30ef1693d04f66234c77636e41a2c5b3348ef977deb2de9274f1eb02a18 |
i386 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 337e19737430e4a881f145525979ac15a2fdb1e3752764879b9749722c82c3d0 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 81cb9e0804fa47ae555886e9f3162f4a67082499f41433e0be03b94b3826f417 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09b4cbc19bf9ba5b0dfcddccfdabe37e6f4eb809502e3002be4303aca6510c9e |
x86_64 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d3a3c52ad9579ea62c29f4317659744cf13201e4946199fa1e113e746986f7b2 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1fbff9991ff0946b4ae0f044c3e8752793b5e244f978e1b6c2dda4808ff39714 |
i386 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 337e19737430e4a881f145525979ac15a2fdb1e3752764879b9749722c82c3d0 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 81cb9e0804fa47ae555886e9f3162f4a67082499f41433e0be03b94b3826f417 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09b4cbc19bf9ba5b0dfcddccfdabe37e6f4eb809502e3002be4303aca6510c9e |
s390x | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 128f9f5df62d979c6f783acece48a639768a9a4fa64e965bf2f5149924a8ec53 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: ebad0f7e91c2da53a0d3b795ebd3da2456401eebed5f01fe1bdd9a2b834f2549 |
s390 | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 195cb35340c6130a7e6708299deb9f3b5f0ca4140544f82b3cd129902f5c5d55 |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 35e4c3dc620f4ca466647d66f4df85ff62cb0b7d1b0ee5e669eb760582652096 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09b4cbc19bf9ba5b0dfcddccfdabe37e6f4eb809502e3002be4303aca6510c9e |
ppc | |
usermode-1.74-2.el4.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 739a898be4ab768ad2a5f3bc87b753e96cd1522f131989cf29b17aff7a3a608b |
usermode-gtk-1.74-2.el4.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 31d3dc33c5615e4fe5e721f3045d5a8d648c4557d0b6a643c4e7bcef8752789b |
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