Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2016:1398 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2016-07-12
Updated:
2016-07-12

RHBA-2016:1398 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

yum bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated yum packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Yum is a command-line utility that allows the user to check for updates and
automatically download and install updated RPM packages. Yum automatically
obtains and downloads dependencies, prompting the user for permission as
necessary.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, a /var/run/yum.pid file was left on the disk after running the "yum --downloadonly" command. Consequently, under certain circumstances, the "yum" command failed because the yum utility incorrectly assumed that another instance of "yum" was already running. With this update, /var/run/yum.pid is correctly removed after running "yum --downloadonly", and the described problem no longer occurs. (BZ#1337912)

Users of yum are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

Solution

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

https://access.redhat.com/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 - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 1337912 - yum downloadonly does not reliably remove lock files

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3
i386
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3
i386
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3
i386
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3
i386
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
s390x
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
ppc64
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
x86_64
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 919c3e833c36a5b7e43c5aa5b127d2b233b4fe362ef0ba5eb3faed1579d135c5
s390x
yum-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: a44b1c409f488485b4b7963cf52d2da590701c58d29ba3e7c629fd631dae9b8e
yum-cron-3.2.29-75.el6_8.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 947ed7ba6ced3dec918de92e4ff0a22c4ec2afd93e5de2f898598675a4511fe3

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