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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0386 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-03-14
Updated:
2012-03-14

RHBA-2012:0386 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

yum 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 yum package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Yum is a command line utility that allows the user to check for updates and
automatically download and install updated RPM packages. Yum automatically
obtains and downloads dependencies, prompting the user for permission as
necessary.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • The anacron scheduler starts the yum-cron utility with the "nice" value of 10.

This caused Yum's RPM transactions to run at very low priority level. Also, any
updated service inherited this "nice" value, which influenced the system
behavior. This update adds the "reset_nice" configuration option, which allows
Yum to reset the "nice" value to 0 before running an RPM transaction. With this
option set, Yum's RPM transactions run at normal priority level so that updated
services are restarted with normal priority as expected. (BZ#795455)

All users of yum are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug.

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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2 i386
  • 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 for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.2 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2 x86_64
  • 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 Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.2 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 i386
  • Red Hat Storage 2.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 795455 - yum-cron runs at nice 10 (from anacrontab), restarted service inherit that priority

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
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
s390x
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.2

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
s390x
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
ppc64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.2

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
ppc64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Storage 2.0

SRPM
x86_64

Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.0

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2

Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.0

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2

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

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
s390x
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03
i386
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

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

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 76a2ee60323a60c02a44baf9d1352daeb6cd1489c6b84d2d7182fa4545030f36
s390x
yum-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e53136c40e12f24eff29f79bd83aa00d94df38ce6b8425345155fc68d0ad9cb2
yum-cron-3.2.29-22.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 3e3149dc6f737c90f552e10154e97926f06676db3fef263611a946dfe50cea03

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