RHBA-2013:1332 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated subscription-manager packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The Subscription Manager tool allows users to understand the specific products
which have been installed on their machines, and the specific subscriptions
which their machines are consuming.

The subscription-manager package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.8.22-1,
which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
Namely, this rebase addresses a number of usability issues, makes the client
faster, and gives users a more consistent experience among Red Hat Enterprise
Linux releases. (BZ#963413)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, several options were missing from the migration script which

prevented the user from migrating from RHN Classic to certificate-based
Subscription Management. To fix this bug, options have been added therein and
the user can now migrate flawlessly. (BZ#877331)

• Prior to this update, the parameter-parsing code was constantly updating the

configuration whenever the "--insecure" option was present. Consequently, the
"--insecure" option would always overwrite the configuration value. The insecure
value persistence has been modified to delay until after the command completes,
thus fixing the bug. (BZ#916369)

• Previously, the repolist command did not accept the "--proxy" option, which

hindered listing repositories using the HTTP proxy server. To fix this bug, the
"--proxy" option has been added to the repolist command. The user can now list
their repositories while also specifying their HTTP proxy server connection.
(BZ#906642)

• Prior to this update, confusing error messages were displayed when the

user's identity certificate expired. With this update, a proper message
has been added. The users can now see when their identity certificates
expire. (BZ#845622)

• Previously, a systemd script was missing which prevented the systemctl utility

from starting the rhsmcertd daemon. Systemd-style initialization scripts for
rhsmcertd have been added. As a result, rhsmcertd can now be started
successfully using systemctl. (BZ#818978)

• Due to the incorrectly placed ca_cert_dir configuration entry in the

/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file, interpolation problems occurred. To fix this bug, the
ca_cert_dir configuration line has been moved from the [server] into [rhsm]
section keeping the functionality as in previous versions. (BZ#993202)

• Previously, the firstboot utility displayed unnecessary and confusing error

messages to the user. To fix this bug, the content of the messages has been
changed to inform the user clearly and effectively. (BZ#997189)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

• Subscription Manager can now be configured to not upload package profile data

by setting the "report_package_profile = 1" configuration option in the
/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file. (BZ#905922)

• The hasNow() function has been removed as it was deprecated and no longer

useful for the users. (BZ#913118)

All users of subscription-manager are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which provide these bug fixes and add these enhancements.

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 - 784056 - already running instance of subscription-manager-gui should raise when a second instance is attempted
• BZ - 798788 - results from subscription-manager facts --update after a server-side consumer was deleted
• BZ - 818978 - Missing systemD unit file
• BZ - 839779 - [RFE] Add Additional Context for Manual Subscription Necessary
• BZ - 844411 - an --insecure option should probably accompany the new --serverurl option to handle missing server ca certificate
• BZ - 845622 - If an idenity certificate has expired, there should be a friendly error message
• BZ - 854357 - install-num-migrate-to-rhsm man page updates
• BZ - 854380 - "Have no overlap with existing subscriptions" Filter Functionality Change for Stacking/Partially Subscribed
• BZ - 862308 - subscription-manager version reports "registered to: 0.7.11-1" value when identity reports "This system is not yet registered."
• BZ - 873601 - Even with unknown command subcription-manager returns exit code 0
• BZ - 873830 - master (post 5.9) subman code wants python-dateutils, which is not in rhel5 yet
• BZ - 877590 - The tool you are using is attempting to re-register using Red Hat Subscription Management technology.
• BZ - 878097 - option description for --org needs clarification
• BZ - 878588 - Missing dependency on usermode
• BZ - 878609 - String Update: Replace red.ht link with redhat.com/redirect
• BZ - 878634 - String Updates: Capitalization of acronyms (URL, ID, HTTP, CPU)
• BZ - 878657 - String Update: Remove hyphen from "System has been un-registered."
• BZ - 880764 - help message for repos --enable --disable needs "(can be specified more than once)"
• BZ - 881091 - subscription-manager-gui --help string change
• BZ - 882459 - aftermath of bug 876753 - Change --heal-interval to --attach-interval in rhsmcertd
• BZ - 886115 - msgid "automatically attach this system to compatible subscriptions."
• BZ - 888052 - msgid string "launches the registration dialog on startup" has not been extracted/translated
• BZ - 888968 - tweak to the msgid "We have detect that you have multiple..."
• BZ - 889573 - do not persist --serverurl option values to rhsm.conf when calling subscription-manager modules: orgs, environment, service-level
• BZ - 891377 - msgid "deprecated, see auto-attach-interval"
• BZ - 891621 - Got activation key register window for hosted registration.
• BZ - 895447 - the count of subscriptions removed is zero,for the certs that have been imported
• BZ - 895462 - Message for subscription-manager repos --list for disabled repo needs to be modified
• BZ - 901612 - Subscription-manager-s yum plugin prints warning to stdout instead of stderr.
• BZ - 903298 - String Update: "Register to" -> "Register with"
• BZ - 905136 - Object labels not consistent and independant of text value
• BZ - 905922 - [RFE] Allow users a way to disable package reporting from the client even if the server supports it
• BZ - 907315 - stacking/multi-entitlement is not supported for Ram based subscription
• BZ - 908037 - [hi][it][ml][ru] character ? should not appear in translated msgstr
• BZ - 908671 - RFE: include pool id in list --consumed
• BZ - 908879 - [es_ES] pofilter accelerators test failed for subscription-manager 1.8.X
• BZ - 908954 - Release version is set to nothing instead of "Not Set" in gui
• BZ - 909294 - system preferences comboboxes need at-spi locators
• BZ - 911386 - Service Level, Type does not display cleanly for subscriptions with no set service level
• BZ - 911776 - [it] msgids containing [OPTIONS] are not translated; expected [OPZIONI]
• BZ - 912460 - Zanata translations for subscription-manager 1.8 are not yet 100%
• BZ - 912776 - rhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm tool throws "Unable to connect to certificate server: Int or String expected." when /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date is proxy enabled
• BZ - 913302 - typo in msgid "Suport Level" and msgid "Suport Type"
• BZ - 913628 - rct man page needs descriptions for new modules "dump-manifest" and "cat-manifest"
• BZ - 913635 - rhsmcertd man page update needed for renamed option --cert-check-interval
• BZ - 913703 - rct cat-manifest > Subscription:> "Product Id:" should be labeled as "SKU:"
• BZ - 913720 - rct cat-manifest > Subscription:> "Subscription Id:" should be labeled as "Order Number:"
• BZ - 915847 - rhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm fails when used with a proxy with an internal SAM
• BZ - 916369 - insecure in rhsm.comf should not be updated when using --insecure option if command fails
• BZ - 919584 - 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 3: ordinal not in range(128)
• BZ - 919702 - ImportError: No module named dateutil.parser
• BZ - 919706 - subscription-manager-1.8 will not install on rhel62; depends on rhn-setup-gnome >= 1.0.0-82
• BZ - 920091 - Got traceback with system unregister for rhel6.4
• BZ - 920551 - Not able to launch sm gui with invalid proxy url
• BZ - 920975 - Wrong subscribe status with autosubscribe option.
• BZ - 921126 - [as] msgid "%%prog %s [OPTIONS] MANIFEST_FILE" is not translated in 1.8.X
• BZ - 921245 - GUI takes a long time to update Installed product status from unknown after registering
• BZ - 921249 - subscription manager facts do not update after registering
• BZ - 921870 - No status check and response from server after addition and deletion of product from /etc/pki/product/
• BZ - 922806 - Firstboot throwing traceback
• BZ - 922825 - pre_subscribe_hook is passed a conduit that should contain more relevant data
• BZ - 922871 - pre_product_id_install_hook is not being called
• BZ - 923873 - subscription-manager-gui indicates "My Installed Products" are green when status is 100% Unknown
• BZ - 924766 - Display appropriate machine type when attaching 'virt only' subscriptions
• BZ - 924919 - WARNING:rhsm-app.subscription_manager.isodate:dateutil module not found, trying pyxml
• BZ - 927340 - subscription-manager-gui proxy configuration succeeds with no value in proxy-location
• BZ - 927886 - Import is not working for cert v3
• BZ - 927979 - [kn] unchanged msgid "%%prog %s [OPTIONS] MANIFEST_FILE" in subscription-manager 1.8.X
• BZ - 927990 - [ta_IN] unchanged translations for several msgids containing "OPTIONS" in subscription-manager/1.8.X
• BZ - 928000 - [ml] unchanged translations for msgids containing the word OPTIONS
• BZ - 928073 - [ta][ko] msgid "deprecated, see auto-attach-interval"
• BZ - 928175 - Installed product list is not displayed when list --installed is executed after deleting the consumer
• BZ - 928182 - Unable to launch Subscription-manager Gui after the consumer is deleted
• BZ - 928401 - change the msgid for "Redeeming the subscription..."; break it up into multiple lines.
• BZ - 928469 - [ml] pofilter urls test failed for subscription-manager 1.8.X
• BZ - 928472 - [kn] pofilter tabs test failed for subscription-manager 1.8.X
• BZ - 928475 - [ru] pofilter options test failed on incorrect translation of commandline option "--list"
• BZ - 928487 - [ru] pofilter fails on url tests in subscription-manager 1.8.X
• BZ - 928489 - [pt_BR] pofilter urls test failed for subscription-manager 1.8.X
• BZ - 928523 - [ko] pofilter options test failed
• BZ - 947429 - consumed entitlements are not deleted,when the subscription is deleted at server side
• BZ - 947485 - subscription-manager-gui does not launch when it cannot reach the candlepin host
• BZ - 947788 - Migration failed with error ?sending dbus signal with message: post_facts_collection?
• BZ - 949676 - Incorrect Translations in [ru]
• BZ - 950099 - [ml][zh_CN][ru][pt_BR] locales should not translate "RHN"
• BZ - 950146 - virt.host_type fact does not appear in GUI
• BZ - 950672 - Subscription field value is missing in GUI after subscribing
• BZ - 950892 - Opening Subscription Manager Manual in rhsm gui by clicking menu "Help -> Getting Started" will get some error message showed in CLI
• BZ - 951737 - No handlers could be found for logger "rhsm-app.subscription_manager.isodate"
• BZ - 955142 - Core limit info is not added to the entitlement certs
• BZ - 956285 - subscription-manager with activationkey fails when using "Customer Portal Subscription Management"
• BZ - 956298 - subscription-manager fails when no org is passed, man page states it should work
• BZ - 957195 - [or] bad translation for msgid "proxy URL in the form of proxy_hostname:proxy_port"
• BZ - 957218 - system.certificate_version bump to 3.2 is needed
• BZ - 958548 - server side product status not updated immediately after a yum product cert install
• BZ - 958775 - Consumed list does not display complete information when you consume a future subscription
• BZ - 958827 - "status details" for bundled subscrption list same reasons multiple times
• BZ - 959124 - When "Compliant status" of the system set to "Insufficient" , the GUI continues to display the Compliant status as "Green"
• BZ - 959563 - man page for subscription-manager needs an update to add new list --status option
• BZ - 959570 - Comma replacement bug in Subscription field on My Installed Products tab
• BZ - 959967 - start date of a subscription is not a valid one when you attach a future subscription and then and heal after 1 min
• BZ - 960465 - GUI does not launch if the CA certificate is invalid
• BZ - 960621 - Attaching subscriptions to product Multi-Attribute Limited Product turns products Awesome OS for x86_64 Bits and Stackable with Awesome OS for x86_64 Bits which are yellow into green
• BZ - 962520 - rct cat-cert is throwing AttributeError: 'Content' object has no attribute 'arches' against older candlepin's entitlement
• BZ - 962905 - subscription-manager-gui: Cannot enter valid numbers in quantity spinner.
• BZ - 962933 - The instance multiplier logic applies to virtual guests when it shouldn't
• BZ - 963413 - Rebase Subscription Manager for RHEL 5.10
• BZ - 963796 - String Update: use 'attach --auto' description for 'register --auto-attach' description
• BZ - 963815 - String Update: 'Serial Number' > 'Serial' in 'list --consumed'
• BZ - 963874 - String Update: 'Available Subscriptions' > 'Available' in All Available Subscriptions Table & CLI tweak
• BZ - 964947 - GUI spinner lets you increase the quantity of virtual to pool to 2 ,when total available quantity is only 1
• BZ - 965669 - CLI: subscription-manager identity shows -1 when unregistered
• BZ - 966262 - rct man page needs update for new --force option to dump-manifest
• BZ - 966745 - rhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm tool fails with "coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found"
• BZ - 966747 - empty and malformed custom facts makes subscription-manager unusable because "No JSON object could be decoded"
• BZ - 968364 - rct should show the issuer of certificates
• BZ - 968820 - The cmd "repos --list --proxy" with a fake proxy server url will not stop running.
• BZ - 969280 - Removing a subscription from rhsm GUI will cause a traceback when the system is offline
• BZ - 974123 - subscription-manager defaults to status and not to help
• BZ - 974587 - list --consumed is throwing 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'service_level' when imported cert to disconnected system
• BZ - 975186 - subscription-manager repos --list is failing when specifying a bad --proxy
• BZ - 976689 - Got a traceback when run "subscription-manger-gui --help" in a terminal when X window can't be opened.
• BZ - 976867 - subscription-manager autoheal needs feedback and a review of options
• BZ - 976924 - list --consumed should not substitute "None" for null support level and type
• BZ - 977481 - subscription-manager status (and version) module needs proxy options
• BZ - 977535 - 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xe9' in position 163: ordinal not in range(128)
• BZ - 977850 - Preferences dialog errors out when unregistered in subscription-manager-gui
• BZ - 977851 - GUI status does not update after registering to local candlepin
• BZ - 977855 - auto-attach preference does nothing in subscription-manager-gui
• BZ - 977920 - rhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm man page needs update for new --no-proxy --org --environment options
• BZ - 978329 - Can't open subscription-manager-gui when the registered client's time is changed much earlier than the server's
• BZ - 978466 - subscription-manager fact 'cpu.cpu_socket(s)' is missing in ppc64 and s390x
• BZ - 980640 - subscription-manager-gui My Installed Products > Status is incomplete for multiple attachments
• BZ - 980724 - Subscription Details in "All Available Subscriptions" tab still display the last subscription's info when no subscription is listed.
• BZ - 981565 - [ja_JP][en_US][RHSM GUI] Truncation string in System Registration dialog.
• BZ - 981611 - [All LANG][RHSM Firstboot] Truncation tool tip icon button in Subscription Registration page
• BZ - 981689 - 'SubscribeCommand' object has no attribute 'sorter'
• BZ - 982286 - Removing a subscription through GUI doesn't always show Confirmation string in dialog
• BZ - 983250 - subscription-manager-gui uses a hard-coded WARNING_DAYS = 6 * 7; warning_period from entitlement is ignored
• BZ - 983281 - rhsm-icon is not appearing for yellow subscriptions
• BZ - 983660 - man page entry needed for new auto-attach module
• BZ - 984203 - [de_DE] [es_ES] do not translate "subscription-manager-migration-data"
• BZ - 984206 - def friendly_join(items): in utils.py should not use string " and "
• BZ - 985515 - productid yum plugin fails in anaconda env because of missing dbus in anaconda runtime image
• BZ - 987551 - Icon is only updated once per subscription-manager-gui run
• BZ - 987579 - Adjusting Preferences Dialog
• BZ - 987626 - opening preference dialog results in PUTS to the server api
• BZ - 988430 - *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/python: corrupted double-linked list: 0x08b5fee8 ***
• BZ - 988482 - gtk warnings on stderr on subscription-manager-gui startup
• BZ - 988861 - subscription-manager-1.8 list --consumed throws traceback when installed on RHEL57
• BZ - 991214 - [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/pki/entitlement/747295224863746693.pem'
• BZ - 991548 - "auto-attach" in gui for already entitled system shows "Error" dialog
• BZ - 991580 - /usr/libexec/rhsmd -s --debug is no longer debugging to stdout
• BZ - 993202 - rhsm.conf default configuration server.ca_cert_dir should be moved to rhsm.ca_cert_dir
• BZ - 994997 - It takes 2 instance based subscriptions to make a virt-system compliant on firstboot
• BZ - 997189 - Useless error messages displayed with service level errors in Firstboot

CVEs

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References

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