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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:1275 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-09-07
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1275 - Bug Fix Advisory

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  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

mailman bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An updated mailman package that fixes various bugs is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Mailman is a program used to help manage email discussion lists.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, a number of Python scripts and subdirectories in the

/usr/lib/mailman/ directory were group writable. As a result, the respective
files and subdirectories could have been changed not only by the owner, but also
by other users in the same user group. This undesired behavior has been resolved
in this update so that only the owner can now change the files and
subdirectories. (BZ#704699, BZ#703389)

  • Because of a bug in the brp-python-compile script file, unnecessary

/etc/mailman/mm_cfg.pyc and /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.pyo files were generated under
certain circumstances. As a result, the Mailman build process could have failed.
This update fixes the aforementioned bug by compiling Python script files
manually so that the build process no longer fails. (BZ#684622)

  • In accordance with current guidelines, all Python executable files have been

updated to use the Python executable file directly, that is the
"#!/usr/bin/python" string instead of "#!/usr/bin/env python". (BZ#636825)

All users of mailman are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
these bugs.

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 for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • 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

Fixes

  • BZ - 636825 - Fix instances of #!/usr/bin/env python in mailman
  • BZ - 684622 - FTBFS - unpackaged files
  • BZ - 703389 - several python scripts under /usr/lib/mailman/pythonlib are group writeable
  • BZ - 704699 - possible security issue with mailman permissions

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
x86_64
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6179c9e59b54a5fe60b67d564f4a02f45752bd58b57292a8620063fd4d1b8267
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4ae2d918f3418f6be90d5f2fab3aeccce9fd10d6075b126e6367e42391a198e4
i386
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 593dfc942d9fcc5b5bb8d8f056a77ac346b9c2a4694093c749a0d4d9d4d9de60
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f8f638365aa1a65380ddba0a0c7f11724a6539e57c1a1c86167bafe505f6f20e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
x86_64
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6179c9e59b54a5fe60b67d564f4a02f45752bd58b57292a8620063fd4d1b8267
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4ae2d918f3418f6be90d5f2fab3aeccce9fd10d6075b126e6367e42391a198e4
i386
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 593dfc942d9fcc5b5bb8d8f056a77ac346b9c2a4694093c749a0d4d9d4d9de60
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f8f638365aa1a65380ddba0a0c7f11724a6539e57c1a1c86167bafe505f6f20e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
x86_64
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6179c9e59b54a5fe60b67d564f4a02f45752bd58b57292a8620063fd4d1b8267
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4ae2d918f3418f6be90d5f2fab3aeccce9fd10d6075b126e6367e42391a198e4
i386
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 593dfc942d9fcc5b5bb8d8f056a77ac346b9c2a4694093c749a0d4d9d4d9de60
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f8f638365aa1a65380ddba0a0c7f11724a6539e57c1a1c86167bafe505f6f20e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
x86_64
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6179c9e59b54a5fe60b67d564f4a02f45752bd58b57292a8620063fd4d1b8267
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4ae2d918f3418f6be90d5f2fab3aeccce9fd10d6075b126e6367e42391a198e4
i386
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 593dfc942d9fcc5b5bb8d8f056a77ac346b9c2a4694093c749a0d4d9d4d9de60
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f8f638365aa1a65380ddba0a0c7f11724a6539e57c1a1c86167bafe505f6f20e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
s390x
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: dfc08aa30eb30204a648fa5c96cf43a1d8dda4e5c79374c62ab5821bc684bbc7
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 53ec1a129f21fa0748f5fcc65789031ebcc8c58abb1af6d0a65695774dce7354

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
ppc64
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 07a9efd0e4c7968dba41ab2ec5606dc1214ba835a395852e21844c651e2ea65d
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 774ff716b7ff2f95530ac3e4d8f4b651e71b73da39798e3e6f7b08593208aad2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: dc0ababaf93c2720081eacf2041aa04dc005b6715478b1497fbd138049e7b6a7
s390x
mailman-2.1.12-17.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: dfc08aa30eb30204a648fa5c96cf43a1d8dda4e5c79374c62ab5821bc684bbc7
mailman-debuginfo-2.1.12-17.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 53ec1a129f21fa0748f5fcc65789031ebcc8c58abb1af6d0a65695774dce7354

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.

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