- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0978 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
wpa_supplicant bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated wpa_supplicant package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The wpa_supplicant package contains a WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Supplicant
utility for Linux, BSD, and Windows with support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE
802.11i/RSN). The supplicant is an IEEE 802.1X/WPA component that is used in
client workstations. It implements key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator and
it controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11 authentication and association of the
WLAN driver.
This updated wpa_supplicant package fixes the following bug:
- Due to an error in the wpa_supplicant code, Wi-Fi signal levels for some
wireless devices reported by the Linux kernel's nl80211 API were not handled
correctly. Consequently, the NetworkManager applet did not indicate the signal
strength for unconnected networks. With this update, the code has been corrected
and the NetworkManager applet now indicates signal strength for drivers using
the nl80211 API as expected. (BZ#752032)
All users of wpa_supplicant 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/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 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 Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
- 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 - 752032 - no signal levels with nl80211/zd1211rw drivers
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 | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| i386 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 8d504b851b8af59fff3f1a404edf782561cebfc17793d98756f02ba5798afb73 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a3c8dcca3de5efdb0ef451039d9930600de68198510a758af3be5da13bff032f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| i386 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 8d504b851b8af59fff3f1a404edf782561cebfc17793d98756f02ba5798afb73 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a3c8dcca3de5efdb0ef451039d9930600de68198510a758af3be5da13bff032f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| i386 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 8d504b851b8af59fff3f1a404edf782561cebfc17793d98756f02ba5798afb73 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a3c8dcca3de5efdb0ef451039d9930600de68198510a758af3be5da13bff032f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| i386 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 8d504b851b8af59fff3f1a404edf782561cebfc17793d98756f02ba5798afb73 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a3c8dcca3de5efdb0ef451039d9930600de68198510a758af3be5da13bff032f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| s390x | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 2b605d1adc9c5b1e4366e47229b30487ef1d45023c369eab98e3af8336cb56a9 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 608e13dc0a79cc5f7716c7c4607234ebe039127b9057398025c01ab772507a59 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| ppc64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: a7869ff733819fba90a3ee5ac918a6027a6ea2578cad2f0aa8841cee73c5e9af |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 49c5d1c36a7f4447119d5949042b8e9574d5a7f0f3e6fd3b090f199cf8fafe6f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| i386 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 8d504b851b8af59fff3f1a404edf782561cebfc17793d98756f02ba5798afb73 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a3c8dcca3de5efdb0ef451039d9930600de68198510a758af3be5da13bff032f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| s390x | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 2b605d1adc9c5b1e4366e47229b30487ef1d45023c369eab98e3af8336cb56a9 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 608e13dc0a79cc5f7716c7c4607234ebe039127b9057398025c01ab772507a59 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| x86_64 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e9297b33c8d18fee7311072d95bf76962743dc5f115f532afc92a4124e9769c |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0630c023b4eaa42d9dacd19ed8553ad053c439568c8e47dcaae3d4be888c35de |
| i386 | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 8d504b851b8af59fff3f1a404edf782561cebfc17793d98756f02ba5798afb73 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a3c8dcca3de5efdb0ef451039d9930600de68198510a758af3be5da13bff032f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 133c11f7e3074afd96dbf65a48f63b2f737e27233b89e52165c788bcb732081e |
| s390x | |
| wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-3.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 2b605d1adc9c5b1e4366e47229b30487ef1d45023c369eab98e3af8336cb56a9 |
| wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-3.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 608e13dc0a79cc5f7716c7c4607234ebe039127b9057398025c01ab772507a59 |
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