- Issued:
- 2009-09-02
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHEA-2009:1264 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
libgcrypt enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated libgcrypt packages that contain enhancements necessary for FIPS
validation are now available.
Description
The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various
cryptographic algorithms.
This updated package rebases the libgcrypt library to version 1.4.4, the
current upstream version. This rebase adds the following enhancements:
- runtime self-tests and FIPS mode setting have been added, both of which
are necessary for Federal Information Processing Standards level 1 (FIPS
140-2) validation. Note: libgcrypt 1.4.4 is currently undergoing FIPS-140-2
validation. FIPS mode is disabled by default, however, to ensure the
libgcrypt library maintains feature parity and ABI compatibility with
libgcrypt packages previously included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The
FIPS mode can be enabled with kernel command line setting or by creating an
empty file, /etc/gcrypt/fips_enabled. (BZ#444803)
- libgcrypt now works with gnutls in non-enforced FIPS mode. (BZ#462718)
libgcrypt users are advised to upgrade to the updated packages, which
provides these enhancements.
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/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
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6b0fb5428828be965ce72455695abdb3fade7faf4c201a41bfcd7bd511932572 |
x86_64 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 10e596b107f26e30198710eefe2de15d32c113f814a60b62bd9700a9aab5ceb1 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad05257e33bba17332a09e0bdcb3c0dbc2b0cccec24ada9fb7cb8db5b77fbde8 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e80dce6fe9cc186d6996e503c7a1b02cf5c58c726b2eec464b7e5b7b4fd24c67 |
ia64 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 163828cdd12db43e151a30bb52a5c4d954251ac52085db8ffafab57a0932e55d |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 0c385c040eb507620d4600668546c1650ecb634fea4ce9f849311d71920ac80a |
i386 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad05257e33bba17332a09e0bdcb3c0dbc2b0cccec24ada9fb7cb8db5b77fbde8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6b0fb5428828be965ce72455695abdb3fade7faf4c201a41bfcd7bd511932572 |
x86_64 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 10e596b107f26e30198710eefe2de15d32c113f814a60b62bd9700a9aab5ceb1 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad05257e33bba17332a09e0bdcb3c0dbc2b0cccec24ada9fb7cb8db5b77fbde8 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e80dce6fe9cc186d6996e503c7a1b02cf5c58c726b2eec464b7e5b7b4fd24c67 |
i386 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad05257e33bba17332a09e0bdcb3c0dbc2b0cccec24ada9fb7cb8db5b77fbde8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6b0fb5428828be965ce72455695abdb3fade7faf4c201a41bfcd7bd511932572 |
x86_64 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 10e596b107f26e30198710eefe2de15d32c113f814a60b62bd9700a9aab5ceb1 |
i386 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6b0fb5428828be965ce72455695abdb3fade7faf4c201a41bfcd7bd511932572 |
s390x | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 5d7da92d97f8b388b6287905a8c303ee3ec55a798a66a06329272a19164c7114 |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 657d14f6011b650f5393deb7e62bc8b4e6eda7d3e09fb636d28c4771269f1d67 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 11100a324ccd6033f61d202d66fc6045112e840a08affde7870ce0a815c1331d |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 67423f42d6628b253c56af5e46c8aa7c4a857efe698775a12624a9a83797f157 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6b0fb5428828be965ce72455695abdb3fade7faf4c201a41bfcd7bd511932572 |
ppc | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 704591a214f4aead329a33d3caaddef8bbc9fbe3c7f7e8e3f29c4d3d5950a15e |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 1ae4dc416fdcb086ed2a0167c42b3dc6bd7ffca0d115bfb02940e8c89bd9fac5 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: d849688761b5441b0378e8240346dc2d8473c9ef799e67455d88e6a2db4c0fb9 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: bcdf32832c49e9dd88ff9c3f57e8bd4417a5e234d948c8f543d78bdb9109a019 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6b0fb5428828be965ce72455695abdb3fade7faf4c201a41bfcd7bd511932572 |
x86_64 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 10e596b107f26e30198710eefe2de15d32c113f814a60b62bd9700a9aab5ceb1 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad05257e33bba17332a09e0bdcb3c0dbc2b0cccec24ada9fb7cb8db5b77fbde8 |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e80dce6fe9cc186d6996e503c7a1b02cf5c58c726b2eec464b7e5b7b4fd24c67 |
i386 | |
libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d2e3e05ee6eac4f276b1f6afc1be63ae63f5a610b4fc38c55706995cd2fd4efc |
libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad05257e33bba17332a09e0bdcb3c0dbc2b0cccec24ada9fb7cb8db5b77fbde8 |
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