- Issued:
- 2011-01-13
- Updated:
- 2011-01-13
RHBA-2011:0113 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
rhnlib bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated rhnlib package that provides bug fixes is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The rhnlib package consists of a collection of Python modules used by the Red
Hat Network (RHN) software.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- Previously, the HTTP redirections were not handled correctly, which caused
infinite loops.This update resolves this issue and redirections are now handled
as expected. (BZ#583020)
- Previously, the nonblocking mode tried to use nonexistent fcntl constants.
This update corrects this error and the constructor of the NonBlockingFile now
behaves as expected. (BZ#583980)
- Previously, the registration of RHEL 4 systems failed if dmidecode returned
BIOS information that contained non-XMLRPC-compliant characters. This update
uses a XMLRPC-compliant set of characters. (BZ#618250)
All users of rhnlib are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
addresses these issues.
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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/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 - 583020 - rhnlib does not handle http redirection properly
- BZ - 583980 - Wrong addressing of os.O_NDELAY in rhn/nonblocking.py
- BZ - 618250 - error sending hardware profile when non-xmlrpc-compliant chars are returned by dmidecode
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bc11e9ea78ea6713803e4ce38c53d81e7873ad642572a2d42ff5a51375fde0ac |
x86_64 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
ia64 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
i386 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bc11e9ea78ea6713803e4ce38c53d81e7873ad642572a2d42ff5a51375fde0ac |
x86_64 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
i386 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bc11e9ea78ea6713803e4ce38c53d81e7873ad642572a2d42ff5a51375fde0ac |
x86_64 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
i386 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bc11e9ea78ea6713803e4ce38c53d81e7873ad642572a2d42ff5a51375fde0ac |
s390x | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bc11e9ea78ea6713803e4ce38c53d81e7873ad642572a2d42ff5a51375fde0ac |
ppc | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bc11e9ea78ea6713803e4ce38c53d81e7873ad642572a2d42ff5a51375fde0ac |
x86_64 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
i386 | |
rhnlib-2.5.22-5.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4cc6889ebe2095a292f96f7463740f890ce4883adb12d56316b5dbe5bd47c074 |
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