RHBA-2010:0263 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated NetworkManager packages that resolve several issues are now
available.

Description

NetworkManager is a network link manager that attempts to keep a wired or
wireless network connection active at all times.

These updated NetworkManager packages provide fixes for the following bugs:

• creating a new wired connection which uses 802.1x security and then

attempting to use that connection during the same desktop session resulted
in NetworkManager being unable to establish that connection. As a
workaround, logging out of the current desktop session and logging back in
allowed the secure connection to be used. With this update, wired
connections using 802.1x security can be used as soon as they are created.
(BZ#477061)

• due to a coding error, NetworkManager rejected WPA passkeys of exactly 63

ASCII characters in length, even though such a passkey is valid according
to the standard. This was caused by a coding error which has been fixed in
this update, thus correctly permitting 63-character passkeys. (BZ#532723)

• NetworkManager failed to initialize certain Option NV mobile broadband

(3G) devices. Much-improved support has been added for newer mobile
broadband devices manufactured by Option NV, such as AT&T Quicksilver
modems. (BZ#536897)

All users of NetworkManager are advised to upgrade to these updated
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/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 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 - 532723 - NetworkManager rejects 63 character pass keys for wireless network
• BZ - 536897 - AT&T Quicksilver on RHEL5

CVEs

(none)

References

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