RHBA-2012:0726 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rp-pppoe packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The rp-pppoe packages provide the Roaring Penguin PPPoE client, a user-mode
program that does not require any kernel modifications. This client is fully
compliant with RFC 2516, the official PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over
Ethernet) specification.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the pppoe-server did not correctly calculate the value

of the Access Concentrator (AC) Cookie on Intel 64 and AMD64 platforms. As a
consequence, the pppoe-server did not return a PPPoE active discovery
session-confirmation (PADS) packet to the client. This update modifies the
pppoe-server code so that a PADS packet is returned. (BZ#606403)

All users of rp-pppoe are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that 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/knowledge/articles/11258

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 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 - 648477 - cannot establish a connection on x86_64

CVEs

(none)

References

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