RHBA-2012:0273 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated yum package that fixes one bug and adds one enhancement is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

Yum is a utility that can check for updates and automatically download and
install updated RPM packages. Dependencies are obtained and downloaded
automatically, prompting the user for permission as necessary.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the nice level for daemon restarts was inherited from

the environment. As a consequence, daemons updated by yum-updatesd restarted at
a lower priority and changed the system behaviour. This update modifies the
underlying code so that the daemons are now at normal priority of 0. (BZ#552279)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

• This update adds the commands update-to and upgrade-to to the yum package,

which allow to upgrade a certain package to a specific version. (BZ#662175)

All users of yum 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 - 552279 - updated daemons restart at +19 nice

CVEs

(none)

References

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