RHBA-2011:0822 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated subscription-manager packages that fix three bugs are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The Subscription Manager tool allows users to understand the specific products
which have been installed on their machines, and the specific subscriptions
which their machines are consuming.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the graphical user interface of the Subscription Manager

utility incorrectly listed unlimited subscriptions as "-1". This update adapts
the Subscription Manager to mark such subscriptions as "unlimited". (BZ#702029)

• Due to incorrect handling of user's locale settings, the "My Subscriptions"

tab in the previous version of the Subscription Manager may have displayed
incorrect end dates. With this update, the underlying source code has been
adapted to address this issue, and the "My Subscriptions" tab now displays
correct end dates. (BZ#702030)

• Previously,the Subscription Manager used the same key.pem file for all

entitlements. However, the NSS (Network Security Services) libraries require a
different file for each entitlement, and an attempt to install packages on a
system with more than one subscription therefore failed with an error message
similar to the following:

[Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "NSS: private key not found for certificate:
PEM Token #1:1310636811763322869.pem"

This update adapts the Subscription Manager to create a unique key.pem file for
each entitlement, so that packages can now be installed as expected on such
systems. (BZ#702398)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these
bugs.

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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.1 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.1 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 IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.1 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.1 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 Update Support from RHUI 6.1 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.1 i386
• Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI) 6.1 x86_64
• 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 - 702029 - subscription-manager-gui is displaying unlimited pools as -1
• BZ - 702030 - Incorrect end date displayed in the subscription manager
• BZ - 702398 - NSS issues with more than one susbcription

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)