RHBA-2015:0311 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated NetworkManager packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and
connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its
capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband (WWAN), and
PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different
VPN services.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Multiple bugs were found in NetworkManager interactions with other networking

tools. This update fixes these bugs. (BZ#1030947, BZ#1066706, BZ#1109426,
BZ#1136843)

• This update provides several small bug fixes for nmtui, the NetworkManager

text user interface. (BZ#1090397, BZ#1090422, BZ#1090773, BZ#1105753,
BZ#1108839, BZ#1131434, BZ#1131491, BZ#1131574, BZ#1132612, BZ#1133967,
BZ#1142864, BZ#1167710)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

• Added a new NetworkManager mode for static networking configurations that

starts NetworkManager, configures interfaces, and then quits. (BZ#1083683)

• To support smaller environments, this update introduces a built-in Dynamic

Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client that uses less memory. (BZ#1066700)

• The support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless wide area network (WWAN), and team

has been split into separate subpackages to allow for smaller installations.
(BZ#1066690)

• This update provides various improvements to dispatcher scripts, including

support for a pre-up and pre-down script. (BZ#982633, BZ#1048345, BZ#1061212)

• This update introduces numerous improvements to the nmcli command-line

utility, including the ability to provide passwords when connecting to Wi-Fi or
802.1x networks. (BZ#990111, BZ#1007365, BZ#1034150, BZ#1041901, BZ#1060460,
BZ#1080628, BZ#1108584, BZ#1113941, BZ#1131042, BZ#1168383)

Users of NetworkManager 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64

Fixes

• BZ - 1060460 - Modifying username of VPN connection via nmcli produces wrong entry in config file
• BZ - 1066705 - Add vxlan interface support
• BZ - 1094296 - say that secondaries are intended to be used with vpn only
• BZ - 1098281 - docker interferes with firewall initialisation via firewalld
• BZ - 1100750 - nmcli cannot recognize libreswan vpn type
• BZ - 1103777 - starting firewalld with inactive profile causes error in logs
• BZ - 1103782 - race condition in setting firewall zone for active connection
• BZ - 1112367 - NetworkManager failing to update
• BZ - 1122826 - NetworkManager crashes when setting hostname and SELinux is disabled
• BZ - 1131042 - nmcli: "nmcli dev wifi" crashes with multiple Wi-Fi devices
• BZ - 1131434 - [nmtui] Blocked <Add> in forms when field <Remove>'d with invalid data
• BZ - 1133544 - Bonding does not accept numeric values
• BZ - 1136387 - NetworkManager can crash when bluetooth is turned off with a hardware switch
• BZ - 1136836 - dhcp: DHCP client exits abnormally when journald is restarted
• BZ - 1136843 - NetworkManager ifups VDSM's reference bond
• BZ - 1141256 - Out of memory (-5) calling nl_recvmsgs_default()
• BZ - 1142864 - nmtui cannot change bond mode from active-backup to round-robin
• BZ - 1147700 - Bluetooth connections disconnect shortly after their establishment (Thinkpad T440s)
• BZ - 1160013 - Regression: NetworkManager does not support Policy Based Routing
• BZ - 1167423 - Can't activate an ethernet connection without IP addresses
• BZ - 1168383 - nmcli: "con down" should wait for connections to be deactivated
• BZ - 1170199 - Unable to add static IP address with gateway
• BZ - 1171009 - mode=<numeric> in BONDING_OPTS is not supported
• BZ - 1174632 - shared connection losing it's address when NM service restarted

CVEs

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References

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