RHBA-2005:242 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated net-tools package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Description

The net-tools package contains basic networking tools, including ifconfig,
netstat, route, and others.

This updated package addresses the following issues:

• - Fixed netstat incorrectly handling the '--numeric-ports' switch.
• - Filtered duplicate entries in netstat.
• - Updated the hostname(1) man page.
• - Fixed netstat crashes on the Itanium architecture.
• - The netstat '-i' option has been fixed

All users of net-tools should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system

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 - 115100 - netstat does not handle the --numeric-ports switch correctly
• BZ - 115987 - netstat error with '-in'
• BZ - 138804 - netstat crash on ia64
• BZ - 140239 - Request for manpage doc change in hostname
• BZ - 149846 - RHEL4: Add filtering for duplicate entries in netstat

CVEs

(none)

References

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