Synopsis

xinetd bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix 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