- Issued:
- 2012-02-20
- Updated:
- 2012-02-20
RHBA-2012:0217 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
xinetd bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated xinetd package that fixes one bug and adds one enhancement is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The xinet daemon (xinetd) is a secure replacement for inetd, the Internet
services daemon. It provides access control for all services based on the
address of the remote host and on time of access, and can prevent denial of
service attacks.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, xinetd contuously logged the message "descriptors still
set" when reconfiguring a client service while the client was running. This
update modifies the underlying code so that services can be configured as
expected. (BZ#754444)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
- Prior to this update, xinetd did not respect the no_files limit defined in the
limits configuration. This update allows to set a limit on the maximum number of
files for a child service and adds the rlimit_files option to the xinetd
configuration. Now, xinetd respects the no_files limit. (BZ#639447)
All users of xinetd are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug 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 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 - 754444 - Reconfiguring while service active spews to /var/log/messages
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: adc96e37d8c490673b6fd4a95f88b6c0f3733b316805f107983abcc90e402f6a |
x86_64 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 41d60196469ab53bef672b7c512b827011d432484d471c6f02239b99c1faef0f |
ia64 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 914ffab6db066b3280ec27765fc3aa6adea3bda6ba32064824f115e62103563c |
i386 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 66aed2992867a074e0088ae9ac615ba0066be88b7c609410e191cd9c4a889e0b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: adc96e37d8c490673b6fd4a95f88b6c0f3733b316805f107983abcc90e402f6a |
x86_64 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 41d60196469ab53bef672b7c512b827011d432484d471c6f02239b99c1faef0f |
i386 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 66aed2992867a074e0088ae9ac615ba0066be88b7c609410e191cd9c4a889e0b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: adc96e37d8c490673b6fd4a95f88b6c0f3733b316805f107983abcc90e402f6a |
x86_64 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 41d60196469ab53bef672b7c512b827011d432484d471c6f02239b99c1faef0f |
i386 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 66aed2992867a074e0088ae9ac615ba0066be88b7c609410e191cd9c4a889e0b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: adc96e37d8c490673b6fd4a95f88b6c0f3733b316805f107983abcc90e402f6a |
s390x | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: cad40e4ce9c8ceb20d4ab6acdd98913eccfc16816b0ff5edf6b56f62b6c60927 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: adc96e37d8c490673b6fd4a95f88b6c0f3733b316805f107983abcc90e402f6a |
ppc | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 0d3e4a4265edbb2db1898cc343ee6ba73eb6f6088063efbd84883999a9b34e11 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: adc96e37d8c490673b6fd4a95f88b6c0f3733b316805f107983abcc90e402f6a |
x86_64 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 41d60196469ab53bef672b7c512b827011d432484d471c6f02239b99c1faef0f |
i386 | |
xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 66aed2992867a074e0088ae9ac615ba0066be88b7c609410e191cd9c4a889e0b |
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