Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0162 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0162 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

yum-rhn-plugin bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An updated yum-rhn-plugin package that fixes multiple bugs is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The yum-rhn-plugin package provides support for connecting to Red Hat Network
(RHN). Systems registered with RHN are able to update and install packages from
Red Hat Network.

This updated yum-rhn-plugin package includes numerous bug fixes. Space precludes
documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Technical Notes for information on the most significant
of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.8_Technical_Notes/yum-rhn-plugin.html#RHBA-2012-0162

All yum-rhn-plugin users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
provides these bug fixes.

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 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 - 709241 - failure when listing repos after channel removal
  • BZ - 729584 - yum / RHN Channels filter
  • BZ - 729657 - rhn_check fills /var by attempting to do a full download of the metadata
  • BZ - 734492 - Package Manager GUI forces re-register of system even if registered correctly
  • BZ - 738193 - rhn_check fails when RHN channels are changed

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 38687856821bbea2aec864f727c25b7f90f2b5366285acfe41561b6a21f00b5a
x86_64
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a
ia64
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a
i386
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 38687856821bbea2aec864f727c25b7f90f2b5366285acfe41561b6a21f00b5a
x86_64
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a
i386
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 38687856821bbea2aec864f727c25b7f90f2b5366285acfe41561b6a21f00b5a
x86_64
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a
i386
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 38687856821bbea2aec864f727c25b7f90f2b5366285acfe41561b6a21f00b5a
s390x
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 38687856821bbea2aec864f727c25b7f90f2b5366285acfe41561b6a21f00b5a
ppc
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 38687856821bbea2aec864f727c25b7f90f2b5366285acfe41561b6a21f00b5a
x86_64
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a
i386
yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-26.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: acf667c46b446e4837520a0615a1e9c1c8618b78e9bf3177cdc4ef496036369a

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