RHBA-2012:1474 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated mailman packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Mailman is a program used to help manage e-mail discussion lists.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• The reset_pw.py script contained a typo, which could cause the mailman utility

to fail with a traceback. The typo has been corrected, and mailman now works as
expected. (BZ#772998)

• The "urlhost" argument was not handled in the newlist script. When running the

"newlist" command with the "--urlhost" argument specified, the contents of the
index archive page was not created using proper URLs; the hostname was used
instead. With this update, "urlhost" is now handled in the newlist script. If
the "--urlhost" argument is specified on the command line, the host URL is used
when creating the index archive page instead of the hostname. (BZ#799323)

• Previously, long lines in e-mails were not wrapped in the web archive,

sometimes requiring excessive horizontal scrolling. The "white-space: pre-wrap;"
CSS style has been added to all templates, so that long lines are now wrapped in
browsers that support that style. (BZ#832920)

• The "From" string in the e-mail body was not escaped properly. A message

containing the "From" string at the beginning of a line was split and displayed
in the web archive as two or more messages. The "From" string is now correctly
escaped, and messages are no longer split in the described scenario. (BZ#834023)

All users of mailman are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via 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 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 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 Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 772998 - reset_pw.py script in /usr/lib/mailman/bin has typo which causes it to not run
• BZ - 799323 - Initial 'emptyarchive' page contains hostname rather urlhost in listinfo page link
• BZ - 832920 - Fix word-wrap in web front-end
• BZ - 834023 - mailman archiver messes up on From in mail content

CVEs

(none)

References

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