RHBA-2013:0879 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated createrepo package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The createrepo package contains a utility that generates a common metadata
repository from a directory of RPM packages.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, a time-stamp check did not pass if a file did not exist. As a

consequence, an empty repository was incorrectly flagged as being up to date and
the "createrepo --checkts" command performed no action on an empty repository.
With this update, missing file is now considered as a failure, and not a pass.
The "createrepo --checkts" command now properly creates a new repository when
called on an empty repository. (BZ#877301)

• The --basedir, --retain-old-md, and --update-md-path options were reported

only in the createrepo utility help message but not in the man page. This update
amends the man page and the options are now properly documented in both the help
message and the man page. (BZ#892657)

Users of createrepo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
these bugs.

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 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 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 (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 - 877301 - createrepo -C does nothing on empty repo
• BZ - 892657 - options not listed in --help and manpage

CVEs

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References

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