- Issued:
- 2010-11-01
- Updated:
- 2010-11-01
RHBA-2010:0814 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
yum bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated yum package that fixes a bug in the cache control mechanism is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
Yum is a utility that can check for and automatically download and install
updated RPM packages. Dependencies are obtained and downloaded automatically,
prompting the user for permission as necessary.
This updated package provides fixes for the following bug:
- Previously, when getting unique metadata from Red Hat Network (RHN), yum would
only delete the downloaded files and not the generated (.sqlite) files. This
meant that /var/cache/yum would grow without bound. With this update, yum will
delete the generated files as well. (BZ#646982)
All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this
issue.
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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/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 - 646982 - /var/cache/yum periodically filling up
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: ccdc44e4157e37c04e700b606f44690e9b40aca0a8b043dc4b2c13487f077887 |
x86_64 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
ia64 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
i386 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: ccdc44e4157e37c04e700b606f44690e9b40aca0a8b043dc4b2c13487f077887 |
x86_64 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
i386 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: ccdc44e4157e37c04e700b606f44690e9b40aca0a8b043dc4b2c13487f077887 |
x86_64 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
i386 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: ccdc44e4157e37c04e700b606f44690e9b40aca0a8b043dc4b2c13487f077887 |
s390x | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: ccdc44e4157e37c04e700b606f44690e9b40aca0a8b043dc4b2c13487f077887 |
ppc | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: ccdc44e4157e37c04e700b606f44690e9b40aca0a8b043dc4b2c13487f077887 |
x86_64 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
i386 | |
yum-3.2.22-26.el5_5.1.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 8613b198a8da5cfc5313d03714a98a00d9169fbd504ac15074e17a3d7868f3e9 |
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