RHBA-2007:0594 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated yum-rhn-plugin package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Description

yum-rhn-plugin provides support for yum to access a Red Hat Network server
for software updates.

Bugs fixed in this updated package includes:

• added server fail over support.
• yum-rhn-plugin correctly sends removed package data after update/obsolete.
• yum-rhn-plugin correctly handles errata updates.
• rhn_check should not fail due to yum-rhn-plugin method overrides

All users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves 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 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 - 232567 - yum does not support server failover
• BZ - 234880 - yum-rhn-plugin does not send up removed package data during an update or an obsolete
• BZ - 250638 - Yum is breaking rhn_check

CVEs

(none)

References

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