RHBA-2013:1590 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated openscap packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The openscap packages provide OpenSCAP, which is a set of open source libraries
for the integration of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP is
a line of standards that provide a standard language for the expression of
Computer Network Defense (CND) related information.

The openscap packages have been upgraded to upstream version 0.9.12, which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. This
update adds support for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
(NIST) SCAP 1.2 standard, so that all content, such as the following, is
correctly supported: the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical
Implementation Guide (STIG), The United States Government Configuration Baseline
(USGCB), and Red Hat Security Advisory content. (BZ#956763)

This update also fixes the following bug:

• Previously, the oscap utility did not properly handle the process of object

evaluation while querying the RPM database (RPMDB). RPMDB iterators created upon
the query were not correctly removed if the process was aborted, which led to
RPMDB corruption. With this update, the created RPMDB iterators are now removed
correctly and process abortion no longer causes RPMDB corruption. (BZ#999903)

Users of openscap are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• 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 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 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 860984 - USGCB and SSG OVAL results validation issues
• BZ - 956763 - Rebase openscap package to meet the SCAP 1.2 specification
• BZ - 999903 - aborting openscap results in RPMDB corruption

CVEs

(none)

References

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