RHBA-2011:0770 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated python-ethtool package that fixes two bugs and adds one enhancement
is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The python-ethtool package provides Python bindings for the ethtool kernel
interface. The python-ethtool utility allows users to query and change ethernet
card settings.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, the manual pages for the command line tools pifconfig and pethtool

were missing. This update adds the manual pages for both tools. Now, all tools
are correctly documented in the python-ethtool package. (BZ#605535)

• Previously, the RETURN_STRING did not correctly handle the reference count of

the Py_None singleton. Due to this problem, Python could abort with a fatal
error if run repeatedly. This update corrects this error. Now, the reference for
the Py_None singleton count is correctly handled and Python runs as expected.
(BZ#680269)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

• This update adds IPv6 support to python-ethtool. (BZ#605533)

All users of python-ethtool are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which fixes these bugs and adds this enhancement.

Solution

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

This update is available via the 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 605533 - No IPv6 support in python-ethtool
• BZ - 605535 - No documentation for pifconfig & pethtool
• BZ - 680269 - RETURN_STRING in python-ethtool-0.6 doesn't correctly handle the reference count of the Py_None singleton

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)