RHBA-2013:1328 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rhn-client-tools packages that fix several bugs and add one enhancement
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

Red Hat Network Client Tools provide programs and libraries that allow the
system to receive software updates from Red Hat Network (RHN).

This update fixes the following bugs:

• When registering a system using certain locales (for example, Simplified

Chinese or Japanese), and the user entered an invalid username and password, the
firstboot application displayed an error message. However, missing line breaks
caused the dialog box to become too large. This update adds line breaks in the
error message, so that the dialog box is of reasonable size. (BZ#873531)

• Previously, when using the rhn_register tool in text user interface (TUI)

mode, an invalid link was displayed on the "Setting up software updates" page.
The link has been corrected and now points to the correct location. (BZ#882933)

• Previously, if the server's SSL certificate validation failed, attempting to

register the system to RHN Classic failed with a traceback. With this update, a
more useful error message is displayed instead of the traceback in the described
scenario. (BZ#886342)

• Red Hat Network (RHN) Proxy did not work properly if separated from a parent

by a slow network. Consequently, users who attempted to download larger repodata
files and RPM packages experienced timeouts. This update changes both RHN Proxy
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHN Client to allow all communications to honor a
configured timeout value for connections. (BZ#949645)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

• This update adds a function to get the number of physical CPU sockets in a

managed system from Red Hat Network Satellite, the systems-management platform,
via an API call. (BZ#949617)

Users of rhn-client-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.

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/site/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 IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• 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 - 873531 - Display the correct error message the second time you try to authenticate with a disabled user
• BZ - 882933 - incorrect link for forgotten password when entering account info in TUI rhn_register
• BZ - 949617 - [RFE] Client tools should pass up CPU Socket information

CVEs

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References

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